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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2018.0151
Security updates for Microsoft Office products
11 July 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word Viewer
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation
Microsoft Word
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-8323 CVE-2018-8312 CVE-2018-8310
CVE-2018-8300 CVE-2018-8299 CVE-2018-8281
Member content until: Friday, August 10 2018
OVERVIEW
Microsoft has released its monthly security patch update for the month of July
2018. [1] This update resolves 6 vulnerabilities across the following
products:
Microsoft Access 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Access 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Access 2016 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 32-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R) for 64-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Word Viewer
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
IMPACT
Microsoft has given the following details regarding these vulnerabilities.
Details Impact Severity
CVE-2018-8281 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8299 Elevation of Privilege Important
CVE-2018-8300 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8310 Tampering Low
CVE-2018-8312 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8323 Elevation of Privilege Important
MITIGATION
Microsoft recommends updating the software with the version made available on
the Microsoft Update Catalogue for the following Knowledge Base articles. [1]
KB4032214, KB4022202, KB4018338, KB4011202, KB4022200
KB4018351, KB4022235, KB4022224, KB4022218, KB4022228
KB4022243
REFERENCES
[1] Security Update Guide
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
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