Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-0950 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office, Office Compatibility Pack and Word
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed, aka "Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-1007.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 8 |
Nessus
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_WORD.NASL description The Microsoft Word Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Office processes OLE objects. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108976 published 2018-04-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108976 title Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (April 2018) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text # itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(108976); script_version("1.5"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08"); script_cve_id("CVE-2018-0950"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018339"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018355"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018347"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018359"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018339"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018355"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018347"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018359"); script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products (April 2018)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The Microsoft Word Products are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The Microsoft Word Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Office processes OLE objects."); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018355/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2007-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e9236b3d"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018359/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2010-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ca11752e"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018347/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2013-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1213962f"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018339/description-of-the-security-update-for-word-2016-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?124b2a7c"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue: -KB4018339 -KB4018355 -KB4018347 -KB4018359"); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-0950"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.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("smb_reg_query.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("install_func.inc"); global_var vuln; get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = "MS18-04"; kbs = make_list( '4018355', # Word 2007 SP3 '4018359', # Word 2010 SP2 '4018347', # Word 2013 SP1 '4018339' # Word 2016 ); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_WARNING); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", exit_code:1); vuln = FALSE; port = kb_smb_transport(); ###################################################################### # Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 ###################################################################### function perform_word_checks() { local_var word_checks, kb16; kb16 = "4018339"; word_checks = make_array( "12.0", make_array("sp", 3, "version", "12.0.6787.5000", "kb", "4018355"), "14.0", make_array("sp", 2, "version", "14.0.7197.5000", "kb", "4018359"), "15.0", make_array("sp", 1, "version", "15.0.5023.1000", "kb", "4018347"), "16.0", make_nested_list( make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.4666.1000", "channel", "MSI", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.8431.2242", "channel", "Deferred", "channel_version", "1708", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.8201.2272", "channel", "Deferred", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.9126.2152", "channel", "First Release for Deferred", "kb", kb16), make_array("sp", 0, "version", "16.0.9126.2152", "channel", "Current", "kb", kb16) ) ); if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:"Word", checks:word_checks, bulletin:bulletin)) vuln = TRUE; } ###################################################################### # MAIN ###################################################################### perform_word_checks(); if (vuln) { replace_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'); }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_OFFICE.NASL description The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the users computer or data. (CVE-2018-1007) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. (CVE-2018-0950) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-1026, CVE-2018-1030) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Office graphics component improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-1028) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108972 published 2018-04-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108972 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (April 2018) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from the Microsoft Security Updates API. The text # itself is copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(108972); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2018-0950", "CVE-2018-1007", "CVE-2018-1026", "CVE-2018-1028", "CVE-2018-1030" ); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018357"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011628"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018330"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018319"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018288"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018328"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4018311"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018357"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011628"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018330"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018319"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018288"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018328"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4018311"); script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (April 2018)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the users computer or data. (CVE-2018-1007) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. (CVE-2018-0950) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-1026, CVE-2018-1030) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Office graphics component improperly handles specially crafted embedded fonts. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-1028)"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018357/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2010-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?786de97b"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011628/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2016-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3540c129"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018330/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2013-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4c321eb8"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018319/descriptionofthesecurityupdateforoffice2016april10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?33c07dfa"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018288/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2013-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?89cc14f2"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018328/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2016-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b34b25dc"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4018311/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2010-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?011d8a4a"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue: -KB4018357 -KB4011628 -KB4018330 -KB4018319 -KB4018288 -KB4018328 -KB4018311"); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows : Microsoft Bulletins"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl", "smb_hotfixes.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("smb_reg_query.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("install_func.inc"); global_var vuln; get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = "MS18-04"; kbs = make_list( '4018357', # Office 2010 SP2 '4018311', # Office 2010 SP2 '4018288', # Office 2013 SP1 '4018330', # Office 2013 SP1 '4011628', # Office 2016 '4018319', # Office 2016 '4018328' # Office 2016 ); if (get_kb_item("Host/patch_management_checks")) hotfix_check_3rd_party(bulletin:bulletin, kbs:kbs, severity:SECURITY_HOLE); get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", exit_code:1); vuln = FALSE; port = kb_smb_transport(); ###################################################################### # Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 ###################################################################### function perform_office_checks() { local_var office_vers, office_sp, common_path, path, prod, file, kb, c2r_file; office_vers = hotfix_check_office_version(); #################################################################### # Office 2010 SP2 Checks # wwlibcxm.dll only exists if KB2428677 is installed #################################################################### if (office_vers["14.0"]) { office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2010/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 2) { prod = "Microsoft Office 2010 SP2"; path = hotfix_get_officeprogramfilesdir(officever:"14.0"); if (hotfix_check_fversion(file:"wwlibcxm.dll", version:"14.0.7197.5000", path:path, kb:"4018357", bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER) vuln = TRUE; path = hotfix_get_officecommonfilesdir(officever:"14.0"); path = hotfix_append_path( path : path, value : "Microsoft Shared\Office14" ); if (hotfix_check_fversion(file:"mso.dll", version:"14.0.7197.5000", path:path, kb:"4018311", bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER) vuln = TRUE; } } #################################################################### # Office 2013 SP1 Checks #################################################################### if (office_vers["15.0"]) { office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2013/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 1) { prod = "Microsoft Office 2013 SP1"; path = hotfix_get_officeprogramfilesdir(officever:"15.0"); path = hotfix_append_path( path : path, value : "Microsoft Office\Office15" ); if (hotfix_check_fversion(file:"igx.dll", version:"15.0.5015.1000", path:path, kb:"4018288", bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER) vuln = TRUE; path = hotfix_get_officecommonfilesdir(officever:"15.0"); path = hotfix_append_path( path : path, value : "Microsoft Shared\Office15" ); if (hotfix_check_fversion(file:"mso.dll", version:"15.0.5023.1000", path:path, kb:"4018330", bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER) vuln = TRUE; } } #################################################################### # Office 2016 Checks #################################################################### if (office_vers["16.0"]) { office_sp = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/2016/SP"); if (!isnull(office_sp) && office_sp == 0) { prod = "Microsoft Office 2016"; path = hotfix_get_officeprogramfilesdir(officever:"16.0"); path = hotfix_append_path( path : path, value : "Microsoft Office\root\Office16" ); kb = "4011628"; file = "igx.dll"; if ( hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.4666.1000", channel:"MSI", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER ) vuln = TRUE; path = hotfix_get_officeprogramfilesdir(officever:"16.0"); path = hotfix_append_path( path : path, value : "Microsoft Office\root\Office16" ); file = "chart.dll"; kb = "4018319"; if ( hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.4678.1000", channel:"MSI", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER || hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.8201.2272", channel:"Deferred", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER || hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.8431.2242", channel:"Deferred", channel_version:"1708", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER || hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.9126.2152", channel:"First Release for Deferred", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER || hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.9126.2152", channel:"Current", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER ) vuln = TRUE; path = hotfix_get_officecommonfilesdir(officever:"16.0"); path = hotfix_append_path( path : path, value : "Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16" ); file = "mso.dll"; kb = "4018328"; if ( hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:"16.0.4678.1000", channel:"MSI", channel_product:"Office", path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER ) vuln = TRUE; } } } ###################################################################### # MAIN ###################################################################### perform_office_checks(); if (vuln) { replace_kb_item(name:'SMB/Missing/'+bulletin, value:TRUE); hotfix_security_hole(); hotfix_check_fversion_end(); exit(0); } else { hotfix_check_fversion_end(); audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected'); }
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_OFFICE_COMPATIBILITY.NASL description The Microsoft Office Compatibility Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Office renders Rich Text Format (RTF) email messages containing OLE objects when a message is opened or previewed. This vulnerability could potentially result in the disclosure of sensitive information to a malicious site. (CVE-2018-0950) - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. (CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108973 published 2018-04-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108973 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Compatibility Products (April 2018)
The Hacker News
id | THN:719D0FE398D686B47A0159195F110097 |
last seen | 2018-04-12 |
modified | 2018-04-12 |
published | 2018-04-11 |
reporter | Swati Khandelwal |
source | https://thehackernews.com/2018/04/outlook-smb-vulnerability.html |
title | Flaw in Microsoft Outlook Lets Hackers Easily Steal Your Windows Password |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103642
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040654
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040654
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0950
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0950