MS13-068: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2756473)

high Nessus Plugin ID 69828

Synopsis

The version of Microsoft Office installed on the remote Windows is affected by a code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Outlook component of Microsoft Office is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to a flaw in how Outlook parses S/MIME messages. It is possible for a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code if a user opens or previews a specially crafted email in an affected version of Outlook.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2007 and 2010.

See Also

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-068

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 69828

File Name: smb_nt_ms13-068.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 9/11/2013

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2007, cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2010

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-3870

BID: 62188

MSFT: MS13-068

MSKB: 2794707, 2825999