SB2018010913 - Spoofing attack in Microsoft Office for Mac



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 100%
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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.