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Microsoft Office Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2018) - Mac OS X

🗓️ 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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This host is missing an important security update for Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac OS X according to Microsoft security update August 2018. Multiple vulnerabilities are identified in Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac OS X, leading to arbitrary code execution and compromising user's computer or data

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813296");
  script_version("2024-02-09T14:47:30+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-8375", "CVE-2018-8382", "CVE-2018-8412");
  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:"2024-02-09 14:47:30 +0000 (Fri, 09 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-10-03 15:35:00 +0000 (Tue, 03 Oct 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-08-15 16:04:00 +0530 (Wed, 15 Aug 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_name("Microsoft Office Multiple Vulnerabilities (Aug 2018) - Mac OS X");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
  update for Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac OS X according to Microsoft security
  update August 2018");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws are due to:

  - Microsoft Excel software fails to properly handle objects in memory.

  - Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates
    before executing them.

  - Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers
  to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user and compromise the user's
  computer or data.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Office 2016 on Mac OS X.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Microsoft Office 2016 version
  16.16.0 (Build 18081201) or later. Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/release-notes-office-for-mac");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mac OS X Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gb_microsoft_office_detect_macosx.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/Office/MacOSX/Ver");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

if(!offVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/MacOSX/Ver")){
  exit(0);
}

if(offVer =~ "^((15|16)\.)" && version_is_less(version:offVer, test_version:"16.16.0"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:offVer, fixed_version:"16.16.0");
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}

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09 Feb 2024 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS 29.3
CVSS 37.8
EPSS0.16245
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