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Microsoft Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2834695)

🗓️ 15 May 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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Microsoft Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2834695) is a use-after-free error within the Lync control that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by sharing specially crafted content, such as a file or a program, as a presentation in a Lync or Communicator session, affecting Microsoft Lync 2010 and Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902971");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-1302");
  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:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-05-15 15:20:36 +0530 (Wed, 15 May 2013)");
  script_name("Microsoft Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2834695)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2827753");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59791");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2827750");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-041");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
  script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl", "secpod_ms_lync_detect_win.nasl");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);
  script_mandatory_keys("MS/Lync/Ver", "MS/Lync/path");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow an attacker could execute arbitrary
  code in the context of the current user by sharing specially crafted
  content, such as a file or a program, as a presentation in a Lync or
  Communicator session and then convince a user to view or share the
  specially crafted content.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"- Microsoft Lync 2010

  - Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A use-after-free error within the Lync control can be exploited to
  dereference already freed memory.");

  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:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security update according to
  Microsoft Bulletin MS13-041.");

  exit(0);
}

include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_reg.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");

if(get_kb_item("MS/Lync/Ver"))
{
  path = get_kb_item("MS/Lync/path");
  if(path)
  {
    commVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:path, file_name:"communicator.exe");
    if(commVer)
    {
      if(version_in_range(version:commVer, test_version:"3.5", test_version2:"3.5.6907.267") ||
         version_in_range(version:commVer, test_version:"4.0", test_version2:"4.0.7577.4387"))
      {
        security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
        exit(0);
      }
    }
  }
}

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