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HistorySep 11, 2018 - 12:00 a.m.

Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (September 2018)

2018-09-1100:00:00
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14

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

78.9%

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :

  • An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could access information previously deleted from the active worksheet. (CVE-2018-8429)
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
#
include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(117421);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/01");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-8429");
  script_bugtraq_id(105219);
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4092460");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4227175");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4092479");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4092460");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4227175");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4092479");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (September 2018)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when
    Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its
    memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability
    could access information previously deleted from the
    active worksheet. (CVE-2018-8429)");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4092460/description-of-the-security-update-for-excel-2016-september-11-2018
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?320efba0");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4227175/description-of-the-security-update-for-excel-2010-september-11-2018
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?79f3157b");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4092479/description-of-the-security-update-for-excel-2013-september-11-2018
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fc33855f");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:  
  -KB4092460
  -KB4227175
  -KB4092479");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-8429");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/09/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("smb_reg_query.inc");
include("install_func.inc");

global_var vuln;

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = "MS18-09";
kbs = make_list(
  '4227175', # 2010
  '4092479', # 2013
  '4092460'  # 2016
);

if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks"))
  hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", exit_code:1);

port = kb_smb_transport();

######################################################################
# Excel 2010, 2013, 2016
######################################################################
excel_checks = make_array(
  "14.0", make_array("sp", 2, "version", "14.0.7213.5000", "kb", "4227175"),
  "15.0", make_array("sp", 1, "version", "15.0.5067.1000", "kb", "4092479"),
  "16.0", make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.4744.1000", "kb", "4092460")
  );

if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:"Excel", checks:excel_checks, bulletin:bulletin))
{
  replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
microsoftexcelcpe:/a:microsoft:excel

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.006 Low

EPSS

Percentile

78.9%