Microsoft Office 2016 has vulnerabilities allowing privilege escalation and remote code execution.
Source | Link |
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support | www.support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002661 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834553");
script_version("2025-01-13T08:32:03+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-49065", "CVE-2024-43600");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-13 08:32:03 +0000 (Mon, 13 Jan 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/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:"2024-12-12 02:00:55 +0000 (Thu, 12 Dec 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-12-11 11:34:17 +0530 (Wed, 11 Dec 2024)");
script_name("Microsoft Office 2016 Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB5002661)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft KB5002661");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"These vulnerabilities exist:
- CVE-2024-49065: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-43600: Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to conduct privilege escalation and remote code execution.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Office 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/5002661");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("MS/Office/Ver");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
officeVer = get_kb_item("MS/Office/Ver");
if(!officeVer){
exit(0);
}
if(officeVer =~ "^16\.") {
os_arch = get_kb_item("SMB/Windows/Arch");
if("x86" >< os_arch) {
key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion");
}
else if("x64" >< os_arch) {
key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion",
"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion");
}
foreach key(key_list)
{
propath = registry_get_sz(key:key, item:"CommonFilesDir");
if(propath) {
offPath = propath + "\Microsoft Shared\Office16";
offexeVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:offPath, file_name:"Mso.dll");
if(!offexeVer) {
continue ;
}
if(offexeVer =~ "^16\." && version_is_less(version:offexeVer, test_version:"16.0.5478.1000")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:offPath + "\Mso.dll",
file_version:offexeVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.5478.0999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
}
}
exit(99);
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