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MS12-039: Vulnerabilities in Lync Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2707956)
high Nessus Plugin ID 59457
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Lync.Description
The remote Windows host is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Multiple code execution vulnerabilities exist in the handling of specially crafted TrueType font files.
(CVE-2011-3402, CVE-2012-0159)
- An insecure library loading vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Lync handles the loading of DLL files. (CVE-2012-1849)
- An HTML sanitization vulnerability exists in the way that HTML is filtered. (CVE-2012-1858)
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, Lync 2010 Attendant, and Communicator 2007 R2.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?c7d49512
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-129/
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Aug/58
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2012/ms12-039
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59457
File Name: smb_nt_ms12-039.nasl
Version: 1.31
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 6/13/2012
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office_communicator, cpe:/a:microsoft:lync
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/12/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2011
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3402, CVE-2012-0159, CVE-2012-1849, CVE-2012-1858