Revision Note: V1.3 (September 24, 2014): For MS14-009, added a missing Server Core entry in the Affected Software table for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (2898855). This is an informational change only. Customers running this affected software on Server Core installations who have already applied the 2898855 update do not need to take any action. Customers running this affected software on Server Core installations who have not already installed the update should do so to be protected from the vulnerabilities addressed in MS14-009. See the bulletin for download links.
Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2014.
MS14-049 – Important: Vulnerability in Windows Installer Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2962490) – Version: 1.2
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.2 (September 24, 2014): Bulletin revised to change Known issues entry in the Knowledge Base Article section from None to Yes.
Summary: This security update resolves a privately disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application that attempts to repair a previously-installed application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability.
MS14-009 – Important: Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege – Version: 1.3
Severity Rating: Important
Revision Note: V1.3 (September 24, 2014): Bulletin revised to correct a missing Server Core installation entry in the Affected Software table for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 when installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (2898855). This is an informational change only. Customers running this affected software on Server Core installations who have already applied the 2898855 update do not need to take any action. Customers running this affected software on Server Core installations who have not already installed the update should do so to be protected from the vulnerabilities addressed in this bulletin.
Summary: This security update resolves two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user visits a specially crafted website or a website containing specially crafted web content. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to visit such websites. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the compromised website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an Instant Messenger message that takes them to the attacker’s website.
DSA-3032 bash – security update
Stephane Chazelas discovered a vulnerability in bash, the GNU
Bourne-Again Shell, related to how environment variables are
processed. In many common configurations, this vulnerability is
exploitable over the network, especially if bash has been configured
as the system shell.
Microsoft Starts Online Services Bug Bounty
Microsoft today launched the Microsoft Online Services Bug Bounty Program which will pay out a minimum of $500 for vulnerabilities found in its cloud services such as Office 365.
High-Volume, High-Rate DDoS Attacks Persist
A new report illustrates the continued proliferation of both high-volume and high-rate distributed denial of service attacks, like the ones executed via NTP amplification, over the last few months.
JQuery Website Redirecting to RIG Exploit Kit
jQuery.com, website for the popular jQuery JavaScript library, is redirecting visitors to a site hosting the RIG exploit kit, security company RiskIQ said.
I2P 0.9.15
I2P is an anonymizing network, offering a simple layer that identity-sensitive applications can use to securely communicate. All data is wrapped with several layers of encryption, and the network is both distributed and dynamic, with no trusted parties. This is the source code release version.
Suricata IDPE 2.0.4
Suricata is a network intrusion detection and prevention engine developed by the Open Information Security Foundation and its supporting vendors. The engine is multi-threaded and has native IPv6 support. It’s capable of loading existing Snort rules and signatures and supports the Barnyard and Barnyard2 tools.
Lynis Auditing Tool 1.6.2
Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans the system and available software to detect security issues. Beside security related information it will also scan for general system information, installed packages and configuration mistakes. This software aims in assisting automated auditing, software patch management, vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix based systems.