Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-1029 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer and Office Compatibility Pack
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Excel Viewer, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1011, CVE-2018-1027.
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 9 |
Nessus
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_EXCEL_VIEWER.NASL description The Microsoft Office Viewer Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability : - 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-2018-1029) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108970 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/108970 title Security Updates for Microsoft Office Viewer 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(108970); script_version("1.4"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08"); script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1029"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4011719"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS18-4011719"); script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Office Viewer Products (April 2018)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for Microsoft security updates."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The Microsoft Office Viewer Products are missing a security update."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The Microsoft Office Viewer Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability : - 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-2018-1029)"); # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4011719/description-of-the-security-update-for-excel-viewer-2007-april-10-2018 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1988b30d"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released KB4011719 to address this issue."); 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:L/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:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-1029"); 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:excel_viewer"); 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", "microsoft_office_compatibility_pack_installed.nbin", "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("install_func.inc"); global_var vuln; get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible"); bulletin = "MS18-04"; kbs = make_list( '4011719' # Excel Viewer 2007 SP3 ); 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(); ###################################################################### # Excel Viewer ###################################################################### excel_vwr_checks = make_array("12.0", make_array("version", "12.0.6787.5000", "kb", "4011719")); if (hotfix_check_office_product(product:"ExcelViewer", display_name:"Excel Viewer", checks:excel_vwr_checks, bulletin:bulletin)) vuln = TRUE; 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 MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOS_MS18_APR_OFFICE.NASL description The Microsoft Office 2016 application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Excel handles objects in memory. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 109016 published 2018-04-12 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/109016 title Security Update for Microsoft Office (April 2018) (macOS) 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(109016); script_version("1.3"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08"); script_cve_id("CVE-2018-1029"); script_name(english:"Security Update for Microsoft Office (April 2018) (macOS)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Microsoft Office."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The Microsoft Office 2016 application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability 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. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Excel handles objects in memory."); # https://support.office.com/en-us/article/release-notes-for-office-2016-for-mac-ed2da564-6d53-4542-9954-7e3209681a41?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f07d9218"); # https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1029 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?6c1e305a"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released a set of patches for Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac."); 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:L/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:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-1029"); 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:"2018/04/12"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("macosx_office_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/Version"); script_require_ports("installed_sw/Office for Mac 2016 ", "installed_sw/Microsoft Excel"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("install_func.inc"); os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version"); if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X"); apps = make_list( "Office for Mac 2016", "Microsoft Excel" ); report = ""; foreach app (apps) { installs = get_installs(app_name:app); if (isnull(installs[1])) continue; foreach install (installs[1]) { version = install['version']; app_label = app; fix = NULL; fix_disp = NULL; if (version =~ "^16\.") { app_label += " for Mac 2016"; fix = '16.12.0'; fix_disp = '16.12 (18041000)'; } if (fix && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0) { report += '\n Product : ' + app_label + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fix_disp; fix_disp = ''; if (os =~ "^Mac OS X 10\.[0-9](\.|$)") report += '\n Note : Update will require Mac OS X 10.10.0 or later.\n'; else report += '\n'; } } } # Report findings. if (!empty(report)) security_report_v4(severity:SECURITY_HOLE, port:0, extra:report); else 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) NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS18_APR_EXCEL.NASL description The Microsoft Excel Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - 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-2018-0920, CVE-2018-1011, CVE-2018-1027, CVE-2018-1029) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108969 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/108969 title Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (April 2018)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103617
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040652
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040652
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1029
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-1029