November 2015 – Microsoft Releases 12 Security Advisories
Advisory Date: NOV 11, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft addresses the following vulnerabilities in its November batch of patches:
- (MS15-112) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3104517)
Risk Rating: Critical
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 the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. - (MS15-113) Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3104519)
Risk Rating: Critical
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 the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. - (MS15-114) Security Update for Windows Journal to Address Remote Code Execution (3100213)
Risk Rating: Critical
This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Journal file. - (MS15-115) Security Update for Microsoft Windows to Address Remote Code Execution (3105864)
Risk Rating: Critical
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open a specially crafted document or to visit an untrusted webpage that contains embedded fonts. - (MS15-116) Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540)
Risk Rating: Important
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. - (MS15-117) Security Update for NDIS to Address Elevation of Privilege (3101722)
Risk Rating: Important
This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows NDIS. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. - (MS15-118) Security Update for .NET Framework to Address Elevation of Privilege (3104507)
Risk Rating: Important
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft .NET Framework. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker convinces a user to navigate to a compromised website or open a link in a specially crafted email that is designed to inject client-side code into the user’s browser. - (MS15-119) Security Update for Winsock to Address Elevation of Privilege (3104521)
Risk Rating: Important
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 specially crafted code that is designed to exploit the vulnerability. - (MS15-120) Security Update for IPSec to Address Denial of Service (3102939)
Risk Rating: Important
This security update resolves a denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could cause the server to become nonresponsive. To exploit the vulnerability an attacker must have valid credentials. - (MS15-121) Security Update for Schannel to Address Spoofing (3081320)
Risk Rating: Important
This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow spoofing if an attacker performs a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack between a client and a legitimate server. - (MS15-122) Security Update for Kerberos to Address Security Feature Bypass (3105256)
Risk Rating: Important
This security update resolves a security feature bypass in Microsoft Windows. An attacker could bypass Kerberos authentication on a target machine and decrypt drives protected by BitLocker. The bypass can be exploited only if the target system has BitLocker enabled without a PIN or USB key, the computer is domain-joined, and the attacker has physical access to the computer. - (MS15-123) Security Update for Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync to Address Information Disclosure (3105872)
Risk Rating: Important
This security update resolves a vulnerability in Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if an attacker invites a target user to an instant message session and then sends that user a message containing specially crafted JavaScript content.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through the following Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using the Vulnerability Protection product or OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities.
| MS Bulletin ID | Vulnerability ID | DPI Rule Number | DPI Rule Name | Release Date | Vulnerability Protection and IDF Compatibility |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6081 | 1007153 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6081) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6082 | 1007154 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6082) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6072 | 1007145 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6072) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6080 | 1007152 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6080) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6087 | 1007157 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6087) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6086 | 1007177 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6086) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6071 | 1007144 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6071) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6077 | 1007149 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6077) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6084 | 1007155 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6084) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6070 | 1007143 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6070) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6079 | 1007151 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6079) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6076 | 1007148 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6076) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6066 | 1007141 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6066) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6085 | 1007156 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6085) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6065 | 1007140 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6065) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6075 | 1007147 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6075) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6068 | 1007142 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6068) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112 | CVE-2015-6089 | 1007158 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6089) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112, MS15-113 | CVE-2015-6078 | 1007150 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6078) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112, MS15-113 | CVE-2015-6064 | 1007139 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6064) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112, MS15-113 | CVE-2015-6088 | 1007180 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6088) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-112, MS15-113 | CVE-2015-6073 | 1007146 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6073) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-114 | CVE-2015-6097 | 1007159 | Microsoft Windows Journal Heap Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6097) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-115 | CVE-2015-6103 | 1007160 | Microsoft Windows Graphics Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6103) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-115 | CVE-2015-6104 | 1007161 | Microsoft Windows Graphics Memory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6104) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-116 | CVE-2015-6094 | 1007169 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6094) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-116 | CVE-2015-6092 | 1007168 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6092) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-116 | CVE-2015-6038 | 1007166 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6038) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-116 | CVE-2015-6093 | 1007183 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6093) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
| MS15-116 | CVE-2015-6091 | 1007167 | Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-6091) | 11-Nov-15 | YES |
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