December 2016 - Microsoft Releases 12 Security Advisories

  Advisory Date: DEC 13, 2016

  DESCRIPTION

Microsoft addresses the following vulnerabilities in its December batch of patches:

  • (MS16-144) Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3204059)
    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.


  • (MS16-145) Cumulative Security Update for Microsoft Edge (3204062)
    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.


  • (MS16-146) Security Update for Microsoft Graphics Component (3204066)
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user either visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document.


  • (MS16-147) Security Update for Microsoft Uniscribe (3204063) Risk Rating: Critical

    This security update resolves a vulnerability in Windows Uniscribe. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a specially crafted website or opens a specially crafted document.


  • (MS16-148) Security Update for Microsoft Office (3204068)
    Risk Rating: Critical

    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.


  • (MS16-149) Security Update for Microsoft Windows (3205655)
    Risk Rating: Important

    This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a locally authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted application.


  • (MS16-150) Security Update for Secure Kernel Mode (3205642)
    Risk Rating: Important

    This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a locally-authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted application on a targeted system.


  • (MS16-151) Security Update for Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (3205651)
    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.


  • (MS16-152) Security Update for Windows Kernel (3199709))
    Risk Rating: Important

    This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory.


  • (MS16-153) Security Update for Common Log File System Driver (3207328)
    Risk Rating: Important

    This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory.


  • (MS16-154) Security Update for Adobe Flash Player (3209498)
    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.


  • (MS16-155) Security Update for .NET Framework (3205640)
    Risk Rating: Important

    This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft .NET 4.6.2 Framework’s Data Provider for SQL Server. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 that could allow an attacker to access information that is defended by the Always Encrypted feature.


  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
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7289 1008078 Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144/font> CVE-2016-7278 1008055 MMicrosoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7278) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144, MS16-145 CVE-2016-7279 1008056 Microsoft Internet Explorer And Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7279) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-153 CVE-2016-7295/td> 1008081 Microsoft Windows Common Log File System Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7295) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-145 CVE-2016-7296 1008065 Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7296) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7268 1008070 Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7268) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-145 CVE-2016-7206 1008061 Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7206) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-149 CVE-2016-7219, CVE-2016-7292 1008082 Microsoft Windows Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (MS16-149) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144 CVE-2016-7282 1008057 Microsoft Internet Explorer And Edge Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7282) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-146 CVE-2016-7257 1008069 Microsoft Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7257) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7265 1008074 Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7265) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144 CVE-2016-7202 1008054 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7202) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-145 CVE-2016-7297 1008066 Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7297) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7266 1008072 Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7266) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-145 CVE-2016-7286 1008063 Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7286) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7264 1008075 Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7264) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-146 CVE-2016-7272 1008068 Microsoft Windows Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7272) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144, MS16-145 CVE-2016-7287 1008060 Microsoft Internet Explorer And Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7287) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-120 CVE-2016-3393 1008043 Microsoft Windows Graphics Component Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-3393) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144/font> CVE-2016-7284 1008059 Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7284) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7262 1008073 Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7262) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-144 CVE-2016-7283 1008058 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7283) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148/font> CVE-2016-7276 1008076 Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7276) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7277 1008077 Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7277) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7275 1008084 Microsoft Office OLE DLL Loading Vulnerability Over WebDAV (CVE-2016-7275) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-133 CVE-2016-7213 1008018 Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7213) 9-Nov-16 YES
MS16-147 CVE-2016-7274 1008067 Microsoft Windows Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7274) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-145 CVE-2016-7280 1008062 Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7280) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-151 CVE-2016-7260 1008080 Microsoft Win32k Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7260) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-148 CVE-2016-7267 1008071 Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7267) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-118 CVE-2016-3384 1008083 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-3384) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-151 CVE-2016-7259 1008079 Microsoft Win32k Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7259) 13-Dec-16 YES
MS16-145 CVE-2016-7288 1008064 Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2016-7288) 13-Dec-16 YES

  SOLUTION