Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-3905 - Information Exposure vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook 2007/2010/2013

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
microsoft
CWE-200
nessus

Summary

Microsoft Outlook 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT does not properly expand metadata contained in S/MIME certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network configuration and state information via a crafted certificate in an e-mail message, aka "S/MIME AIA Vulnerability."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
8

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Msbulletin

bulletin_idMS13-094
bulletin_url
date2013-11-12T00:00:00
impactInformation Disclosure
knowledgebase_id2894514
knowledgebase_url
severityImportant
titleVulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Information Disclosure

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS13-094.NASL
descriptionThe Outlook component of Microsoft Office is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to a flaw in how Outlook parses S/MIME messages. It is possible for a remote attacker to exploit the vulnerability if a user opens or previews a specially crafted email in an affected version of Outlook.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id70852
published2013-11-13
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/70852
titleMS13-094: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Information Disclosure (2894514)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(70852);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-3905");
  script_bugtraq_id(63603);
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS13-094");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"2825644");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"2837597");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"2837618");

  script_name(english:"MS13-094: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Information Disclosure (2894514)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of Outlook.exe");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The version of Microsoft Outlook installed on the remote Windows host
is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Outlook component of Microsoft Office is affected by an information
disclosure vulnerability due to a flaw in how Outlook parses S/MIME
messages.  It is possible for a remote attacker to exploit the
vulnerability if a user opens or previews a specially crafted email in
an affected version of Outlook.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2013/ms13-094");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office 2007, 2010, 2013 and
2013 RT.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-3905");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/11/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/11/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/11/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2007");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2010");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2013");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "office_installed.nasl", "ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");

bulletin = 'MS13-094';
kbs = make_list(
  "2825644",  # Office 2007
  "2837597",  # Office 2010
  "2837618"   # Office 2013
);

if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

rootfile = hotfix_get_systemroot();
if (!rootfile) exit(1, "Failed to get the system root.");

share = hotfix_path2share(path:rootfile);
if (!is_accessible_share(share:share)) audit(AUDIT_SHARE_FAIL, share);

office_versions = hotfix_check_office_version();

outlook_2k7_path = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Outlook/12.0/Path");
outlook_2k10_path = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Outlook/14.0/Path");
outlook_2k13_path = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Outlook/15.0/Path");

vuln = 0;

# Office 2007 SP3
if (!isnull(outlook_2k7_path) && office_versions["12.0"])
{
  office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2007/SP");
  if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 3)
  {
    if (hotfix_is_vulnerable(file:"Exsec32.dll", version:"12.0.6685.5000", min_version:"12.0.0.0", path:outlook_2k7_path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'2825644')) vuln++;
    NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
  }
}

# Office 2010 SP1 & SP2
if (!isnull(outlook_2k10_path) && office_versions["14.0"])
{
  office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2010/SP");
  if (!isnull(office_sp) && (office_sp == 1 || office_sp == 2))
  {
    if (hotfix_is_vulnerable(file:"Outlook.exe", version:"14.0.7109.5000", min_version:"14.0.0.0", path:outlook_2k10_path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'2837597')) vuln++;
    NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
  }
}

# Office 2013
if (!isnull(outlook_2k13_path) && office_versions["15.0"])
{
  if (hotfix_is_vulnerable(file:"Outlook.exe", version:"15.0.4551.1004", min_version:"15.0.0.0", path:outlook_2k13_path, bulletin:bulletin, kb:'2837618')) vuln++;
  NetUseDel(close:FALSE);
}

if (vuln)
{
  set_kb_item(name:"SMB/Missing/"+bulletin, value:TRUE);
  hotfix_security_warning();
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  hotfix_check_fversion_end();
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

Oval

accepted2013-12-30T04:00:23.520-05:00
classvulnerability
contributors
nameSecPod Team
organizationSecPod Technologies
definition_extensions
  • commentMicrosoft Outlook 2007 SP3 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:18834
  • commentMicrosoft Outlook 2010 SP1 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:18822
  • commentMicrosoft Outlook 2010 SP2 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:18700
  • commentMicrosoft Outlook 2013 is installed
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15711
descriptionMicrosoft Outlook 2007 SP3, 2010 SP1 and SP2, 2013, and 2013 RT does not properly expand metadata contained in S/MIME certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network configuration and state information via a crafted certificate in an e-mail message, aka "S/MIME AIA Vulnerability."
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:19239
statusaccepted
submitted2013-11-15T12:34:38
titleS/MIME AIA Vulnerability (CVE-2013-3905) - MS13-094
version11