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MS08-016: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (949030)
high Nessus Plugin ID 31415
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Synopsis
Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Office.Description
The remote host is running a version of Microsoft Office that is subject to various flaws that could allow arbitrary code to be run.An attacker may use this to execute arbitrary code on this host.
To succeed, the attacker would have to send a rogue file to a user of the remote computer and have it open it with Microsoft Office.
Solution
Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2000, XP and 2003.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 31415
File Name: smb_nt_ms08-016.nasl
Version: 1.48
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 3/11/2008
Updated: 7/28/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-1747
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:word_viewer, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2007
Exploitable With
Core Impact