Microsoft Outlook 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB5002656)
🗓️ 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the Microsoft Office package, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, and the Microsoft Outlook email client relates to the use of an uninitialized resource, allowing a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code. | 23 Jan 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-21357 | 14 Jan 202517:29 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft Outlook 安全漏洞 | 14 Jan 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Microsoft Outlook Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2026-00044) | 14 Feb 202500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2025-21357 | 14 Jan 202518:04 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-21357 Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 14 Jan 202518:04 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-2420 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| Description of the security update for Outlook 2016: January 14, 2025 (KB5002656) | 14 Jan 202508:00 | – | mskb | |
| KLA78976 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office | 14 Jan 202500:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 14 Jan 202508:00 | – | mscve |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002656 |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834884");
script_version("2025-01-17T05:37:18+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-21357");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-17 05:37:18 +0000 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-01-14 18:16:01 +0000 (Tue, 14 Jan 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-01-15 16:05:56 +0530 (Wed, 15 Jan 2025)");
script_name("Microsoft Outlook 2016 RCE Vulnerability (KB5002656)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft KB5002656");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to a remote code
execution vulnerability exists in microsoft outlook.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to perform remote code execution.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Outlook 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/5002656");
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/Outlook/Version");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
outlookVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Outlook/Version");
if(!outlookVer|| outlookVer !~ "^16\.") {
exit(0);
}
outlookFile = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\OUTLOOK.EXE", item:"Path");
if(!outlookFile) {
exit(0);
}
outlookVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:outlookFile, file_name:"outlook.exe");
if(!outlookVer) {
exit(0);
}
if(version_in_range(version:outlookVer, test_version:"16.0", test_version2:"16.0.5483.0999")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(file_checked: outlookFile + "outlook.exe",
file_version:outlookVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.5483.0999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);Data
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17 Jan 2025 00:00Current
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Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 3.16.7
EPSS0.00567
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