January 2019 - Microsoft Releases Security Patches
Advisory Date: JAN 09, 2019
DESCRIPTION
Microsoft addresses vulnerabilities in its January security bulletin. Trend Micro Deep Security covers the following:
- CVE-2018-8550 - Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Important
This elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must rely on exploitation of another vulnerability that leverages this vulnerability. - CVE-2019-0568 -Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical
This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the failure to handle objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must convince a user to visit a specially crafted website that hosts the exploit to this vulnerability. - CVE-2019-0539 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical
This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the failure to handle objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must convince a user to visit a specially crafted website that hosts the exploit to this vulnerability. - CVE-2019-0566 - Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Important
This elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge Browser Broker COM object is resolved by this patch. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability must rely on exploitation of another vulnerability that leverages this vulnerability. - CVE-2019-0565 - Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical
This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory by Microsoft Edge. This handling is corrected by this specific patch. - CVE-2019-0541 - MSHTML Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical
The remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper validation of input by the MSHTML engine. This handling is corrected by this specific patch. - CVE-2019-0567 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Risk Rating: Critical
This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.
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.
| Vulnerability ID | DPI Rule Number | DPI Rule Name | Release Date | Vulnerability Protection Compatibility |
| CVE-2019-0539 | 1009463 | Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0539) | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0541 | 100964 | Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0541) | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0543, CVE-2019-0552, CVE-2019-0555 | 1009461 | Microsoft Windows Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (Jan-2019) - 1 | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0565 | 1009465 | Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0565) | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0566 | 1009462 | Microsoft Edge Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0566) | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0567 | 1009468 | Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0567) | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0568 | 1009469 | Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0568) | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
| CVE-2019-0569, CVE-2019-0572, CVE-2019-0573, CVE-2019-0574 | 1009466 | Microsoft Windows Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (Jan-2019) - 2 | 08-Jan-19 | YES |
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