Microsoft Word Viewer Unsupported Version Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 93230

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Synopsis

The version of Microsoft Word Viewer installed on the remote host is no longer supported.

Description

Microsoft has ended support for all versions of Word Viewer.

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.

Note that Word Viewer was formerly known as Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3. The file versions are the same, only the name has changed in references to the product.

Solution

Uninstall Microsoft Word Viewer.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 93230

File Name: microsoft_word_viewer_unsupported.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/30/2016

Updated: 11/23/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

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:word_viewer

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Word Viewer

Reference Information

IAVA: 0001-A-0503

Detections

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