An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is caused when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application.
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Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption (APSB16-29: CVE-2016-4275; CVE-2016-4275)
A memory corruption vulnerability has been reported in Adobe Flash Player. The vulnerability is due to an error in Adobe Flash Player while parsing a specially crafted SWF file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted SWF file.
Microsoft Windows True Type Font Parsing Information Disclosure (MS16-120: CVE-2016-3209; CVE-2016-3209)
An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the True Type Font (TTF) driver handles objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted EMF file.
Microsoft Scripting Engine Information Disclosure (MS16-119: CVE-2016-7194; CVE-2016-7194)
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to the way Chakra JavaScript engine renders when handling objects in memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted web page.
Microsoft Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure (MS16-120: CVE-2016-3262; CVE-2016-3262)
An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the True Type Font (TTF) driver handles objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted EMF file.
Microsoft Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure (MS16-120: CVE-2016-3263; CVE-2016-3263)
An information disclosure vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to an error in the way the True Type Font (TTF) driver handles objects in memory. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to open a specially crafted EMF file.
Microsoft Office Memory Corruption (MS16-121: CVE-2016-7193; CVE-2016-7193)
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Word’s RTF parser. The vulnerability is due to invalid parsing of RTF files. By enticing the user to open a specially crafted RTF file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption (MS16-119: CVE-2016-3386; CVE-2016-3386)
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge. The vulnerability is due to the way Chakra JavaScript engine renders when handling objects in memory. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing the target user to open a specially crafted web page.
Microsoft Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege (MS16-124: CVE-2016-0075; CVE-2016-0075)
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability is due to the way Windows kernel API improperly allows a user to access sensitive registry information. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to run a specially crafted executable.
Microsoft Excel Files Containing Malicious Macro
Microsoft Excel files might contain a malicious macros. A remote attacker could send spam e-mails including those macros, and use social engineering in order to convince users to manually enable them. This would allow the malicious code to run and infect the target system.