Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the 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 gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
MS16-140 – Important: Security Update for Boot Manager (3193479) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker installs an affected boot policy and bypasses Windows security features.
MS16-129 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3199057) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. An attacker who successfully exploited the 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 users with administrative user rights.
MS16-134 – Important: Security Update for Common Log File System Driver (3193706) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a specially crafted application to take complete control over the affected system. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context.
MS16-135 – Important: Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3199135) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
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Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control of an affected system.
MS16-138 – Important: Security Update for Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk Driver (3199647) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: The Windows Virtual Hard Disk Driver improperly handles user access to certain files. An attacker can manipulate files in locations not intended to be available to the user by exploiting this vulnerability.
MS16-137 – Important: Security Update for Windows Authentication Methods (3199173) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published
Summary: This security update resolves multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would first need to authenticate to the target, domain-joined system using valid user credentials. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could elevate their permissions from unprivileged user account to administrator.
MS16-141 – Critical: Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3202790) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player when installed on all supported editions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10.
MS16-130 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (3199172) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a locally authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted application.
MS16-132 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3199120) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe being of the vulnerabilities could allow a remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Animation Manager improperly handles objects in memory if a user visits a malicious webpage. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows. For more information, see the Affected Software and Vulnerability Severity Ratings section.