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Microsoft Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3148522)

🗓️ 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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This host is missing a critical security update for Microsoft Lync due to a remote code execution vulnerability found in font library handling embedded fonts

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.807802");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0145");
  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:N/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 12:27:48 +0530 (Wed, 13 Apr 2016)");
  script_name("Microsoft Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (3148522)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a critical security
  update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS16-039.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to error in font library
  while handling specially crafted embedded fonts.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an
  attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Lync 2010

  - Microsoft Lync 2013");

  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_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3148522");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3114944");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3144427");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS16-039");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl", "secpod_ms_lync_detect_win.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/Lync/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

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

if(get_kb_item("MS/Lync/Ver"))
{
  lyncPath = get_kb_item("MS/Lync/path");

  ## For MS Lync Basic
  if(!lyncPath){
    lyncPath = get_kb_item("MS/Lync/Basic/path");
  }

  if(lyncPath)
  {
    foreach ver (make_list("", "OFFICE14", "OFFICE15"))
    {
      commVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:lyncPath + ver, file_name:"Rtmpltfm.dll");
      if(commVer)
      {
        if(commVer =~ "^4"){
           Vulnerable_range  =  "4.0.7577.4497";
        }
        else if(commVer =~ "^5"){
          Vulnerable_range  =  "5.0 - 5.0.8687.148";
        }
        if(version_in_range(version:commVer, test_version:"5.0", test_version2:"5.0.8687.148") ||
           version_in_range(version:commVer, test_version:"4.0", test_version2:"4.0.7577.4497"))
        {
          report = 'File checked:     ' + lyncPath + ver + "\Rtmpltfm.dll" + '\n' +
                   'File version:     ' + commVer  + '\n' +
                   'Vulnerable range: ' + Vulnerable_range + '\n' ;
          security_message(data:report);
          exit(0);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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