Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-0748 - Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2010

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
microsoft
nessus

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Microsoft
1

Nessus

NASL familyWindows : Microsoft Bulletins
NASL idSMB_NT_MS19_MAR_OFFICE.NASL
descriptionThe Microsoft Office Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory. (CVE-2019-0748)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id122790
published2019-03-12
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/122790
titleSecurity Updates for Microsoft Office Products (March 2019)
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(122790);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-0748");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"4462226");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS19-4462226");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2019-A-0077");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (March 2019)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Office Products are missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Office Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :

  - A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the
    Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly
    handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully
    exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary
    code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this
    vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially
    crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by
    correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access
    Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.
    (CVE-2019-0748)");
  # https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4462226/description-of-the-security-update-for-office-2010-march-12-2019
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1e6608f8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released KB4462226 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-2019-0748");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/03/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/03/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 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 = "MS19-03";
kbs = make_list(
  '4462226'  # Office 2010 SP2
);

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_vers = hotfix_check_office_version();

# Office 2010 SP2
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_officecommonfilesdir(officever:"14.0");
    path = hotfix_append_path(path:path, value:"Microsoft Shared\Office14");
    kb = "4462226";
    file = "acees.dll";
    version = "14.0.7230.5000";
    if (hotfix_check_fversion(file:file, version:version, path:path, kb:kb, bulletin:bulletin, product:prod) == HCF_OLDER)
      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');
}