CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
97.5%
The version of Microsoft Office installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(90004);
script_version("1.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/02/17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0134");
script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS16-029");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2016-A-0063-S");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3138327");
script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3138328");
script_name(english:"MS16-029: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3141806) (Mac OS X)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by a
remote code execution vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Microsoft Office installed on the remote Mac OS X host
is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper
handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit this, by
convincing a user to open a specially crafted file, to execute
arbitrary code in the context of the current user.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS16-029");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released a set of patches for Office for Mac 2011 and
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-2016-0134");
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:"2016/03/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/03/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/03/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011:mac");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2016:mac");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2011");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word_for_mac:2016");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2023 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 2011", "installed_sw/Microsoft Excel", "installed_sw/Microsoft Word", "installed_sw/Microsoft PowerPoint", "installed_sw/Microsoft OneNote");
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");
# Office 2011
apps = make_list(
"Office for Mac 2011",
"Microsoft Excel",
"Microsoft Word",
"Microsoft PowerPoint",
"Microsoft OneNote"
);
report = "";
foreach app (apps)
{
installs = get_installs(app_name:app);
if (installs[0] != IF_OK || isnull(installs[1])) continue;
foreach install (installs[1])
{
version = install['version'];
path = install['path'];
app_label = app;
if (version =~ "^14\.")
{
if (app !~ " for Mac 2011$") app_label += " for Mac 2011";
fix = '14.6.2';
}
else
{
if (version =~ "^15\.") app_label += " for Mac 2016";
fix = '15.20.0';
}
if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
report +=
'\n Product : ' + app_label +
'\n Installed version : ' + version +
'\n Fixed version : ' + fix;
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (os =~ "^Mac OS X 10\.[0-9](\.|$)" && app_label =~ " for Mac 2016$")
report += '\n Note : Update will require Mac OS X 10.10.0 or later.\n';
else report += '\n';
}
}
}
# Report findings.
if (!empty(report))
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:report);
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
Percentile
97.5%