Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Releases 13 Bulletins, 2 Critical

Microsoft shipped 13 bulletins in the August edition of Patch Tuesday, including two critical fixes for the Internet Explorer Browser and for Windows DNS Server that the company warns could enable remote attacks. The scheduled monthly update includes a a cumulative security update for Internet...

MS11-061: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Web Access Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2546250) (uncredentialed check)

The version of Remote Desktop Web Access running on the remote host has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input to the 'ReturnUrl' parameter of login.aspx is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL,...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for May Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating its May release will contain two bulletins. One of these bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and will be for Microsoft Windows. The remaining bulletin will have the severity rating of important and will be fo...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for April Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating its April release will contain 17 bulletins. Nine of these bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and will be for Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Office. The remaining bulletins will have the severity...

Adobe Flash Player: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background The Adobe Flash Player is a renderer for the SWF file format, which is commonly used to provide interactive websites. Description Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Adobe Flash Player. For further information please consult the CVE entries and the Adobe Security Bulletins...

Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (943078)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS07-066. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Vulnerability in Windows Media File Format Could Allow Remote Code Execution

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS07-068. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Ten Years Later, Rethinking Microsoft's Vuln Ratings

Microsoft’s vulnerability Severity Rating System is closing in on its tenth birthday. While the security landscape has been transformed during that time, the Ratings have endured. But do they still work? Threatpost asked prominent vulnerability researchers to give us their opinion. You may be...

MS Patch Tuesday Heads-Up: 17 Bulletins, 40 Vulnerabilities

Microsoft is planning another massive Patch Tuesday this month: 17 bulletins with fixes for 40 security vulnerabilities. The December batch of patches will cover security holes in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, SharePoint and Exchange, according to an advance notice posted Thursday...

OpenType Font (OTF) Format Driver Privilege Elevation Vulnerabilities (2279986)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-078. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only...

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-083 - Important Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2405882)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-083 - Important Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remote Code Execution 2405882 Published: October 12, 2010 Version: 1.0 General Information Executive Summary This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability i...

Microsoft Releases October Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, .NET Framework, Server Software, Office, and Internet Explorer as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2010. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensiti...

Microsoft Plans Record-Breaking Patch Tuesday

This month’s batch of security patches from Microsoft will be a record-breaking one: 16 bulletins addressing a whopping 49 security vulnerabilities. According to the company’s advance notice, four of the 16 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating. Microsoft rates a...

MPEG-4 Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (975558)

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS10-062. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: secpodms10-062.nasl 7174 2017-09-18 11:48:08Z asteins $ MPEG-4 Codec Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 975558 Authors: Veerendra G.G Copyright c 2010 SecPod,...

Microsoft plugs Eleven Vulnerabilities with Patch Tuesday Update

Microsoft issued nine security bulletins on Tuesday, fixing eleven vulnerabilities in products ranging from Windows, to Microsoft Office, to Internet Information Services. The patch release, part of the company’s monthly Patch Tuesday release included a fix for a previously undisclosed...

Microsoft Releases September Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office as part of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2010. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or operate with elevated privileges. US-CERT encourages users and...

Microsoft to Patch 13 Security Holes in Windows, Office

Microsoft’s September batch of security patches will include fixes for 13 documented vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Internet Information Services IIS, and Microsoft Office. According to the company’s advance notification for this month’s Patch Tuesday, there will be a total of 9 bulletins fou...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for July Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification, indicating that its July release will contain four bulletins. Three bulletins will have the severity rating of critical and will be for Microsoft Windows and Office. The remaining bulletin will have the severity rating of important an...

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (933566)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, 6, and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing Internet Explorer to access an uninitialized or deleted object, related to prototype variables and table cells, aka Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 L...

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Kills Pwn2Own Browser Bug

The Microsoft Patch Tuesday train rolled into town today, dropping off a massive 10 security bulletins with fixes for at least 34 documented vulnerabilities. Three of the bulletins are rated “critical” because of the risk of remote code execution attacks. Affected products include the Windows...