MS11-072: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505)

high Nessus Plugin ID 56175

Synopsis

Arbitrary code can be executed on the remote host through Microsoft Office.

Description

The remote Windows host is running a version of Microsoft Office, Excel, or a related product that is affected by several vulnerabilities.

If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a specially crafted Excel file, he could leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2003, 2007, 2010, Excel Viewer, Office Compatability Pack, Excel Services, and Excel Web App.

See Also

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-280/

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-281/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2011/ms11-072

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 56175

File Name: smb_nt_ms11-072.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 9/14/2011

Updated: 11/15/2018

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2007, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2010, cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_viewer

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1986, CVE-2011-1987, CVE-2011-1988, CVE-2011-1989, CVE-2011-1990

BID: 49476, 49477, 49478, 49517, 49518