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Microsoft Releases January 2018 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
Threat ID:
CC-1918
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
10 January 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

Threat details

List of CVEs

  • January 2018 Adobe Flash Security Update - ADV180001
  • Microsoft Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0797
  • NET and .NET Core Denial Of Service Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0764
  • .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0786
  • ASP.NET Core Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0784
  • Microsoft Access Tampering Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0799
  • Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0803
  • Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution - CVE-2018-0796
  • Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0790
  • Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0802, CVE-2018-0795, CVE-2018-0801
  • Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0789
  • Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution - CVE-2018-0791, CVE-2018-0793
  • Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution - CVE-2018-0798, CVE-2018-0812, CVE-2018-0792, CVE-2018-0794, CVE-2018-0805, CVE-2018-0806, CVE-2018-0807
  • ASP.NET Core Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability - CVE-2018-0785
  • Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution - CVE-2018-0804
  • Microsoft Office Defense in Depth Update - ADV170021

Remediation steps

Type Step
Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft's January 2018 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:48 pm