Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? An attacker must send the user a malicious file and convince them to open it.
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution? The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.
There are multiple update packages available for some of the affected software. Do I need to install all the updates listed in the Security Updates table for the software? Yes. Customers should apply all updates offered for the software installed on their systems. If multiple updates apply, they can be installed in any order.
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? Yes, the Preview Pane is an attack vector.
🎯 Affected products13
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
- 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 2019 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
✅ Remediation
KBClick to Run (Security Update) — fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.75.23070901 KB5002419 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5404.1000 KB4493154 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5404.1000 KB5002400 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.0.5571.1000 KB5001952 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.0.5571.1000
🔗 References (10)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33149
- patchhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=2c122751-60ad-444b-a4d5-9a1f28fce02f
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=1d17dc49-9be0-4096-be26-21792a668f41
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=9bb0ea52-2b77-4dfc-a29b-dc91bdce2a2f
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=80914a0e-705a-4fde-8b93-eec2b93ec4aa
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=11240aa6-efa8-405a-bc94-b21d63fd3f58
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=39ddb11c-326a-41cf-9e4f-53aec3e84f1b
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=999e0e2f-40cb-45e9-8800-ebf40a015113
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=ea456615-ad5a-418b-87c6-2a872a8a08d2