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Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3148775)

🗓️ 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3148775) - This host is missing an important security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS16-042. Microsoft Excel improperly handles while opening specially crafted Office file. Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user and to perform actions in the security context of the current user

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.807315");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0122", "CVE-2016-0136", "CVE-2016-0139");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-10-12 22:11:00 +0000 (Fri, 12 Oct 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-04-13 10:36:41 +0530 (Wed, 13 Apr 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_name("Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (3148775)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
  update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS16-042.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Microsoft Excel improperly handles while
  opening specially crafted Office file.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user and
  to perform actions in the security context of the current user.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3 and prior

  - Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 and prior

  - Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 and prior

  - Microsoft Excel 2016 Service Pack 1 and prior");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114888");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114892");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114947");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-042");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms16-042");
  exit(0);
}


include("smb_nt.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
if(!excelVer){
  exit(0);
}

excelPath = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Install/Path");
if(!excelPath){
   excelPath = "Unable to fetch the install path";
}

if(excelVer =~ "^(12|14|15|16)\..*")
{
  if(excelVer =~ "^12"){
    Vulnerable_range  =  "12 - 12.0.6747.4999";
  }
  else if(excelVer =~ "^14"){
    Vulnerable_range  =  "14 - 14.0.7168.4999";
  }
  else if(excelVer =~ "^15"){
   Vulnerable_range  =  "15 - 15.0.4815.0999";
  }
  else if(excelVer =~ "^16"){
   Vulnerable_range  =  "16 - 16.0.4366.999";
  }

  if(version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"12.0", test_version2:"12.0.6747.4999") ||
     version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"14.0", test_version2:"14.0.7168.4999") ||
     version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"15.0", test_version2:"15.0.4815.0999") ||
     version_in_range(version:excelVer, test_version:"16.0", test_version2:"16.0.4366.999"))
  {
    report = 'File checked:     ' + excelPath + "Excel.exe" + '\n' +
             'File version:     ' + excelVer  + '\n' +
             'Vulnerable range: ' + Vulnerable_range + '\n' ;
    security_message(data:report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

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