Revision Note: V1.0 (October 13, 2015): Bulletin Summary published.
Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for October 2015.
Category Archives: Microsft
Microsoft
MS15-107 – Important: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3096448) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (October 13, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow information disclosure if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Microsoft Edge. 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.
3097966 – Inadvertently Disclosed Digital Certificates Could Allow Spoofing – Version: 1.0
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 24, 2015): Advisory published.
Summary: Microsoft is aware of four digital certificates that were inadvertently disclosed by D-Link Corporation that could be used in attempts to spoof content. The disclosed end-entity certificates cannot be used to issue other certificates or impersonate other domains, but could be used to sign code. This issue affects all supported releases of Microsoft Windows.
MS15-095 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3089665) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): 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 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.
MS15-103 – Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server Could Allow Information Disclosure (3089250) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow information disclosure if Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, and sanitize user input and email content.
MS15-096 – Important: Vulnerability in Active Directory Service Could Allow Denial of Service (3072595) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an authenticated attacker creates multiple machine accounts. To exploit the vulnerability an attacker must have an account that has privileges to join machines to the domain.
MS15-098 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089669) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Journal file. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
MS15-101 – Important: Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3089662) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user runs a specially crafted .NET application. However, in all cases, an attacker would have no way to force users to run the application; an attacker would have to convince users to do so.
MS15-102 – Important: Vulnerabilities in Windows Task Management Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3089657) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application.
MS15-097 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3089656) – Version: 1.0
Severity Rating: Critical
Revision Note: V1.0 (September 8, 2015): Bulletin published.
Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Lync. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits an untrusted webpage that contains embedded OpenType fonts.