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MS15-086 – Important: Vulnerability in System Center Operations Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3075158) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user visits an affected website by way of a specially crafted URL. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit such a website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the affected website.

MS15-079 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3082442) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): 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 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.

MS15-085 – Important: Vulnerability in Mount Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3082487) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (August 11, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker inserts a malicious USB device into a target system. An attacker could then write a malicious binary to disk and in certain situations execute it.

MS15-070 – Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3072620) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could run arbitrary code in the context of 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.

MS15-077 – Important: Vulnerability in ATM Font Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3077657) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a target system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and 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.

MS15-058 – Important: Vulnerabilities in SQL Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3065718) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted query that is designed to execute a virtual function from a wrong address, leading to a function call to uninitialized memory. To exploit this vulnerability an attacker would need permissions to create or modify a database.