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Microsoft Excel 2013 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (KB4461488)

🗓️ 14 Nov 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 2013, allowing remote code execution due to improper memory object handling

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.814158");
  script_version("2023-07-20T05:05:17+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-8577");
  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: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:"2020-08-24 17:37:00 +0000 (Mon, 24 Aug 2020)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-11-14 11:49:17 +0530 (Wed, 14 Nov 2018)");
  script_name("Microsoft Excel 2013 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (KB4461488)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
  Microsoft KB4461488.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists in Microsoft Excel when the software fails to
  properly handle objects in memory.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to run arbitrary
  code in the context of the current user.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Excel 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/help/4461488");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105834");
  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("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!vers = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version"))
  exit(0);

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

if(vers =~ "^15\." && version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"15.0.5085.1000")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:path + "Excel.exe", file_version:vers, vulnerable_range:"15.0 - 15.0.5085.0999");
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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20 Jul 2023 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 37.8
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.19059
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