Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: October 10, 2017

Summary

This security update resolves several reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage in Internet Explorer. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. Additionally, see the following articles for more information about this cumulative update:

• Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 update history

• Windows Server 2012 update history

• Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 update history

• Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 update history
  Important

• The fixes that are included in this Security Update for Internet Explorer 4040685 are also included in the October 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup. Installing either the Security Update for Internet Explorer or the Security Monthly Quality Rollup installs the fixes that are resolved in this update.

• If you use update management processes other than Windows Update and you automatically approve all security updates classifications for deployment, this Security Update for Internet Explorer 4040685, the October 2017 Security Only Quality Update, and the October 2017 Security Monthly Quality Rollup are deployed. We recommend that you review your update deployment rules to make sure that the desired updates are deployed.

• This Security Update for Internet Explorer is not applicable for installation on a computer where the Security Monthly Quality Rollup or the Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup from October 2017 (or a later month) is already installed. This is because those updates contain all fixes that are in this Security Update for Internet Explorer.
  If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.

Deployment information

For deployment details for this security update, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Security update deployment information: October 10, 2017

Known issues in this update

Symptoms	Workaround
After installing KB4040685, Internet Explorer 11 package users may receive an error message that states that an application exception has occurred when some applications are closed. This can affect applications that use mshtml.dll to load web content. This problem occurs only when a process is already shutting down. It does not affect application functionality.	This issue is resolved in security update 4047206.
After installing this KB, Internet Explorer 11 users who use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) may not be able to scroll through a drop-down menu by using the scroll bar.	Using the scroll wheel on a mouse works as expected. Additionally, this issue is applicable to only document mode 11. Therefore, trying to load the page by using document mode 10 may work around the issue.To change the document mode in Internet Explorer 11:

1. Select F12.
2. Select the Emulation tab.
3. In the Document mode menu, select10. The page reloads in the new document mode.NoteF12 tools are available on any page that you are viewing in Internet Explorer. To access the tools, select F12. Or, select the tools button , and then selectF12 Developer Tools.Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available through Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically.For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Note For Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1, this update is available through Microsoft Update only.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

More Information

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How to get help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates: Windows Update: FAQ

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Support and Troubleshooting

Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Secure

Local support according to your country: International Support

File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this cumulative update, download the file information for cumulative update 4040685.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
Windows8.1-KB4040685-x86.msu	E4794552DC55A6E22675C26BD06B9037FE9A1D29	13546D82CC13138BAAA76EAEFEC4E71AE586F20477D36274AB39F5C612974209
Windows8.1-KB4040685-x64.msu	48E3DE17B805BDE2BCBDDBDEA9D76A9DB5F099D7	BD7CA2C0D5A21BB114DD1C9480983081CFE4A0C6AF75D1B023C7183E7252501C
Windows8-RT-KB4040685-x64.msu	5A1916B67F28DB7F40867919275478D59F60F6CE	3A072D5335DD330B08660FB64BBCEA4BAA7BB50A2AAD7EDFA17B360FFC7CE450
IE11-Windows6.1-KB4040685-X64.msu	9F76785CC77E9D18A1C5B7F57BA64193BAEC2D97	8B2C95F0EA000C0DC759EED825EF6C31ACE31F37435135CDFE57E40F9C0CADEB
IE11-Windows6.1-KB4040685-X86.msu	086C709A4041399C2F47D6D7C8AC08B3656D0136	77B75CA82765121F430D32A2607194F2733075D1C869CD2B8980F27CED150529
IE9-Windows6.0-KB4040685-X86.msu	9ABF88B9DACF936868CA8E8CE1C47EFE7BA25A88	295310A240B23A211D190AFC0B510657EBA539555CAA131C44FAA6DEA91C8E2A
IE9-Windows6.0-KB4040685-X64.msu	52B9458A454CE220F061E3C1DD4DB60DF046DE80	20AD6329D1D586E0B711A32E4F7B48516668A173944B5EAF5AA28BBCFECD711D