Microsoft Visio Unsupported Version Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 92219

Synopsis

The remote host contains an unsupported version of Microsoft Visio.

Description

According to its version, the installation of Microsoft Visio on the remote Windows host is no longer supported.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it is likely to contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a supported version of Visio.

See Also

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/?terms=VISIO

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 92219

File Name: microsoft_visio_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 7/14/2016

Updated: 12/30/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable score for unsupported software

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:visio

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Visio

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0561