Advisories

• Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3009712)
  
  This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted URL that takes them to a targeted Outlook Web App site. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit a specially crafted website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince them to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes them to the attacker's website, and then convince them to click the specially crafted URL.
  
  Patch: MS14-075

• Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3008923)
  
  This security update resolves fourteen privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
  
  Patch: MS14-080

• Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017301)
  
  This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office Web Apps. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open or preview a specially crafted Microsoft Word file in an affected version of Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
  
  Patch: MS14-081

• Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017349)
  
  This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in an affected edition of Microsoft Office. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
  
  Patch: MS14-082

• Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3017347)
  
  This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open or preview a specially crafted Microsoft Excel file in an affected version of Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
  
  Patch: MS14-083

• Vulnerability in VBScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3016711)
  
  This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the VBScript scripting engine in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a specially crafted website. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
  
  Patch: MS14-084

• Vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Information Disclosure (3013126)
  
  This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user browses to a website containing specially crafted JPEG content. An attacker could use this information disclosure vulnerability to gain information about the system that could then be combined with other attacks to compromise the system. The information disclosure vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code execution. However, an attacker could use this information disclosure vulnerability in conjunction with another vulnerability to bypass security features such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).
  
  Patch: MS14-085

• https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/articles-content?menu=b9f3fdda-c343-4cb4-99a7-a7506cfb13ba&id=62275f48-f209-4440-af1a-c5425c875fa4

• US-CERT: Microsoft Releases December 2014 Security Bulletin
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2014

• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Vista
• Windows 7
• Windows 8
• Windows 8.1

• https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/articles-content?menu=b9f3fdda-c343-4cb4-99a7-a7506cfb13ba&id=62275f48-f209-4440-af1a-c5425c875fa4

• US-CERT: Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Bulletin for Windows Kerberos Vulnerability, https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2014/11/18/Microsoft-Releases-Patch-MS14-068-Vulnerability

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-068 – Critical, https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/MS14-068

• US-CERT: Microsoft Windows Kerberos KDC Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-323A

• Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, RT, and RT 8.1
• Microsoft Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2

• Apply the Microsoft Fix it solution, "OLE packager Shim Workaround", that prevents exploitation of the vulnerability.
  See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3010060 to use the automated Microsoft Fix it solution to enable or disable this workaround.

• Do not open Microsoft PowerPoint files, or other files, from untrusted sources.

• Enable User Account Control (UAC).
  Note: User Account Control is enabled by default.

• Deploy the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 5.0 and configure Attack Surface Reduction

• Microsoft Windows OLE Automation Array Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
  https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-318B

• Microsoft Windows: Execute arbitrary code/commands - Remote with user
  https://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=21139

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-064 - Critical
  https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms14-064

• Vulnerabilities in Windows OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3011443)

This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
Patch: MS14-064

• Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)

This security update resolves seventeen privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
Patch: MS14-065
 

• Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2992611)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Microsoft Secure Channel (Schannel) security package in Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a Windows server.
Patch: MS14-066
 

• Vulnerability in XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2993958)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a logged-on user visits a specially crafted website that is designed to invoke Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) through Internet Explorer. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to visit such websites. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit a website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger request that takes users to the attacker's website.
Patch: MS14-067
 

• Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3009710)

This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in an affected edition of Microsoft Office 2007. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
Patch: MS14-069

• Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2989935)

This security update resolves a publically reported vulnerability in TCP/IP that occurs during input/output control (IOCTL) processing. This vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of another process. If this process runs with administrator privileges, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights..
Patch: MS14-070
 

• Vulnerability in Windows Audio Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005607)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an application uses the Microsoft Windows Audio service. The vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code to be run. The vulnerability would have to be used in conjunction with another vulnerability that allowed remote code execution.
Patch: MS14-071
 

• Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005210)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker sends specially crafted data to an affected workstation or server that uses .NET Remoting. Only custom applications that have been specifically designed to use .NET Remoting would expose a system to the vulnerability.
Patch: MS14-072
 

• Vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3000431)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary script in the context of the user on the current SharePoint site. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit these vulnerabilities and then convince a user to view the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements. These websites could contain specially crafted content that could exploit these vulnerabilities. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email.
Patch: MS14-073
 

• Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3003743)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass when Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) fails to properly log audit events. By default, RDP is not enabled on any Windows operating system. Systems that do not have RDP enabled are not at risk.
 Patch: MS14-074
 

• Vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2982998)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) that could lead to a bypass of the "IP and domain restrictions" security feature. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in clients from restricted or blocked domains having access to restricted web resources.
Patch: MS14-076
 

• Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3003381)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user leaves their browser open after logging off from an application, and an attacker reopens the application in the browser immediately after the user has logged off.
Patch: MS14-077
 

• Vulnerability in IME (Japanese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2992719)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) (Japanese). The vulnerability could allow sandbox escape based on the application sandbox policy on a system where an affected version of the Microsoft IME (Japanese) is installed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could escape the sandbox of a vulnerable application and gain access to the affected system with logged-in user rights. If the affected system is logged in with administrative rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full administrative rights.
Patch: MS14-078
 

• Vulnerability in Kernel Mode Driver Could Allow Denial of Service (3002885)

This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker places a specially crafted TrueType font on a network share and a user subsequently navigates there in Windows Explorer. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a website that contains a webpage that is used to exploit this vulnerability. In addition, compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements could contain specially crafted content that could exploit this vulnerability. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to visit such websites. Instead, an attacker would have to persuade users to visit a website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes them to the attacker's website.
Patch: MS14-079
 

• Patch:  MS14-068 and MS14-075 – release date to be determined

• Microsoft Releases November 2014 Security Bulletin; https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2014/11/11/Microsoft-Releases-November-2014-Security-Bulletin
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2014;  https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-nov
• Adobe, Microsoft Issue Critical Security Fixes;  http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/11/adobe-microsoft-issue-critical-security-fixes-3/

• Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2987107) .
  This security update resolves fourteen privately reported vulnerabilities     in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited these     vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
  Patch: MS14-056

• Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000414).
  This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a specially crafted URI request containing international characters to a .NET web application. In .NET 4.0 applications, the vulnerable functionality (iriParsing) is disabled by default; for the vulnerability to be exploitable an application has to explicitly enable this functionality. In .NET 4.5 applications, iriParsing is enabled by default and cannot be disabled.
  Patch: MS14-057

• Vulnerability in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000061).
  This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open a specially crafted document or to visit an untrusted website that contains embedded TrueType fonts. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to perform these actions. Instead, an attacker would have to persuade users to do so, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message.
  Patch: MS14-058

• Vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2990942).
  This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker convinces a user to click a specially crafted link or to visit a webpage that contains specially crafted content designed to exploit the vulnerability. In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through a web browser, and then convince a user to view the website. The attacker could also take advantage of compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements. These websites could contain specially crafted content that could exploit the vulnerability. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to view the attacker-controlled content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that takes them to the attacker's website, or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email.
  Patch: MS14-059

• Vulnerability in Windows OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000869).
  This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in     Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution     if a user opens a Microsoft Office file that contains a specially crafted OLE     object. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run     arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is     logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install     programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full     user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user     rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with     administrative user rights.
  Patch: MS14-060

• Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3000434).
  This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open a specially crafted Microsoft Word file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
  Patch: MS14-061

• Vulnerability in Message Queuing Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2993254).
  This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker sends a specially crafted input/output control (IOCTL) request to the Message Queuing service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to full access to the affected system. By default, the Message Queuing component is not installed on any affected operating system edition and can only be enabled by a user with administrative privileges. Only customers who manually enable the Message Queuing component are likely to be vulnerable to this issue.
  Patch: MS14-062

• Vulnerability in FAT32 Disk Partition Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2998579).
  This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in     Microsoft Windows. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the     way the Windows FASTFAT system driver interacts with FAT32 disk     partitions. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could     execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
  Patch: MS14-063

• Microsoft Releases October 2014 Security Bulletin,
  https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2014/10/14/Microsoft-Releases-October-2014-Security-Bulletin
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2014,
  https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-oct
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Re-Release For October, 2014,
  http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128685/201410-msbulletin-2.txt
• Microsoft updates Windows, IE, Office in busy Patch Tuesday,
  http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-updates-windows-ie-office-in-busy-patch-tuesday-7000034657/