March 2017 - Microsoft Releases 18 Security Advisories

Microsoft addresses several vulnerabilities in its March batch of patches. More information are found in the Trend Micro Security Intelligence Blog.

• (MS17-006) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (4013073)
  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 these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user.



• (MS17-007) Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (4013071)
  Risk Rating: Critical
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge. These 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 take control of an affected system.



• (MS17-008) Security Update for Windows Hyper-V (4013082)
  Risk Rating: Critical
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an authenticated attacker on a guest operating system runs a specially crafted application that causes the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code.



• (MS17-009) Security Update for Microsoft Windows PDF Library (4010319)
  Risk Rating: Critical
  
  This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views specially crafted PDF content online or opens a specially crafted PDF document.



• (MS17-010) Security Update for Microsoft Windows SMB Server (4013389)
  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 sends specially crafted messages to a Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server.



• (MS17-011) Security Update for Microsoft Uniscribe (4013076)
  Risk Rating: Critical
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Windows Uniscribe. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document.



• (MS17-012) Security Update for Microsoft Windows (4013078)
  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 runs a specially crafted application that connects to an iSNS Server and then issues malicious requests to the server.



• (MS17-013) Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (4013075)
  Risk Rating: Critical
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Skype for Business, Microsoft Lync, and Microsoft Silverlight. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user either visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document.



• (MS17-014) Security Update for Microsoft Office (4013241)
  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.



• (MS17-015) Security Update for Windows Kernel (3199720)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA). The vulnerability could allow remote code execution in Exchange Server if an attacker sends an email with a specially crafted attachment to a vulnerable Exchange server.



• (MS17-016) Security Update for Windows IIS (4013074)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted URL which is hosted by an affected Microsoft IIS server.



• (MS17-017) Security Update for Windows Kernel (4013081)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker runs a specially crafted application.



• (MS17-018) Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (4013083)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerabilities and take control of an affected system.



• (MS17-019) Security Update for Active Directory Federation Services (4010320)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves a vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS). The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if an attacker sends a specially crafted request to an ADFS server, allowing the attacker to read sensitive information about the target system.



• (MS17-020) Security Update for Windows DVD Maker (3208223)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves an information disclosure vulnerability in Windows DVD Maker. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to obtain information to further compromise a target system.



• (MS17-021) Security Update for Windows DirectShow (4010318)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow an information disclosure if Windows DirectShow opens specially crafted media content that is hosted on a malicious website.



• (MS17-022) Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services (4010321)
  Risk Rating: Important
  
  This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user visits a malicious website. However, in all cases an attacker would have no way to force a user to click a specially crafted link. An attacker would have to convince a user to click the link, typically by way of an enticement in an email or Instant Messenger message.



• (MS17-023) Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (4014329))
  Risk Rating: Critical
  
  This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player when installed on all supported editions of Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016.