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.
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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.
Microsoft Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege (MS16-124: CVE-2016-0079; CVE-2016-0079)
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.