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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2018.0286
November 2018 update for Microsoft Office products
14 November 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Microsoft Excel Services
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office for Mac
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Project Server
Microsoft SharePoint
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus
Operating System: Windows
Mac OS
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Cross-site Scripting -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Unauthorised Access -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-8582 CVE-2018-8579 CVE-2018-8578
CVE-2018-8577 CVE-2018-8576 CVE-2018-8575
CVE-2018-8574 CVE-2018-8573 CVE-2018-8572
CVE-2018-8568 CVE-2018-8558 CVE-2018-8546
CVE-2018-8539 CVE-2018-8524 CVE-2018-8522
Member content until: Friday, December 14 2018
OVERVIEW
Microsoft has released its monthly security patch update
for the month of November 2018.
This update resolves 15 vulnerabilities across
the following products: [1]
Excel Services
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Outlook 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Outlook 2016 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft Project 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Project 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Project 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Project 2016 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft Project Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft Project Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit edition)
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
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)
Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
IMPACT
Microsoft has given the following details regarding these vulnerabilities.
Details Impact Severity
CVE-2018-8522 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8524 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8539 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8546 Denial of Service Low
CVE-2018-8558 Information Disclosure Important
CVE-2018-8568 Elevation of Privilege Important
CVE-2018-8572 Elevation of Privilege Important
CVE-2018-8573 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8574 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8575 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8576 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8577 Remote Code Execution Important
CVE-2018-8578 Information Disclosure Important
CVE-2018-8579 Information Disclosure Important
CVE-2018-8582 Remote Code Execution Important
MITIGATION
Microsoft recommends updating the software with the
version made available on the Microsoft Update Catalogue
for the following Knowledge Base articles. [1]
KB3114565, KB4032218, KB4022147, KB4461511, KB4461513
KB4461518, KB4461519, KB4461530, KB4011190, KB4461478
KB4461503, KB4461501, KB4461529, KB4461506, KB4092473
KB4461504, KB4461524, KB4461527, KB4461526, KB4461520
KB4022237, KB4461483, KB4461486, KB4461485, KB4461488
KB4461489, KB4022232
REFERENCES
[1] Security Update Guide
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
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