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MS17-001 – Important: Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3214288) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (January 10, 2017): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Edge. This vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges in affected versions of Microsoft Edge.

MS17-004 – Important: Security Update for Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (3216771) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (January 10, 2017): Bulletin Published
Summary: A denial of service vulnerability exists in the way the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) handles authentication requests. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause a denial of service on the target system’s LSASS service, which triggers an automatic reboot of the system.

MS17-002 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Office (3214291) – Version: 1.0

Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (January 10, 2017): Bulletin published
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability 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.

3214296 – Vulnerabilities in Identity Model Extensions Token Signing Verification Could Allow Elevation of Privilege – Version: 1.0

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 10, 2017): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in the public version of Identity Model Extensions 5.1.0. This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to help ensure that their apps are updated correctly.