Microsoft Word 2016 RCE Vulnerabilities (KB5002662)
🗓️ 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 35 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of Microsoft Office packages, Word, and 365 Apps for Enterprise lies in the possibility of exploiting memory after it is freed, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. | 14 Mar 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| The vulnerability of Microsoft Office packages, WordL, and 365 Apps for Enterprise lies in the possibility of exploiting memory after it is freed, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. | 14 Mar 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-24078 | 11 Mar 202516:39 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2025-24079 | 11 Mar 202516:39 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft Word 资源管理错误漏洞 | 11 Mar 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Microsoft Word 资源管理错误漏洞 | 11 Mar 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Microsoft Word Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2025-09956) | 12 Mar 202500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Microsoft Word Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2025-09957) | 12 Mar 202500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2025-24078 | 11 Mar 202516:58 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-24079 | 11 Mar 202516:58 | – | cve |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002662 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834595");
script_version("2025-03-14T05:38:04+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-24079", "CVE-2025-24078");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-14 05:38:04 +0000 (Fri, 14 Mar 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/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:"2025-03-11 17:16:31 +0000 (Tue, 11 Mar 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-03-12 06:16:37 +0000 (Wed, 12 Mar 2025)");
script_name("Microsoft Word 2016 RCE Vulnerabilities (KB5002662)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft KB5002662");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to multiple remote code execution
vulnerabilities in microsoft word.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow an attacker
to conduct remote code execution.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Word 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/5002662");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Word/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
exeVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Word/Version");
if(!exeVer) {
exit(0);
}
exePath = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Word/Install/Path");
if(!exePath) {
exePath = "Unable to fetch the install path";
}
if(exeVer =~ "^16\." && version_is_less(version:exeVer, test_version:"16.0.5491.1000")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked:exePath + "winword.exe", file_version:exeVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.5491.0999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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14 Mar 2025 00:00Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00685
SSVC