SB2018010913 - Spoofing attack in Microsoft Office for Mac
Published: January 9, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018010913
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Spoofing (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0819)
CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of encoding and display of email addresses.A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email and bypass antivirus or antispam scanning.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.