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Microsoft Excel 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB4011627)

🗓️ 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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This host is missing an important security update for Microsoft Excel 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB4011627). The flaw in Microsoft Office software fails to properly handle objects in memory, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812700");
  script_version("2023-07-20T05:05:17+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-0796");
  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:"2023-07-20 05:05:17 +0000 (Thu, 20 Jul 2023)");
  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:"2020-08-24 17:37:00 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-01-10 08:22:19 +0530 (Wed, 10 Jan 2018)");
  script_name("Microsoft Excel 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB4011627)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
  update according to Microsoft KB4011627");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists microsoft office software
  fails to properly handle objects in memory.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an
  attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary
  code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on
  with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the
  affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Excel 2016.");

  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/help/4011627");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102372");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_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 =~ "^(16\.)" && version_is_less(version:excelVer, test_version:"16.0.4639.1000"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:excelPath + "Excel.exe", file_version:excelVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.4639.0999");
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(0);

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