Tuesday, November 11, 2014

[Security Alert] - November 2014 Microsoft Security Bulletin Release

Hi All

The purpose of this alert is to provide you with an overview of the new security bulletin(s) being released on November 11, 2014. New security bulletins are released monthly to address critical product vulnerabilities.

New Security Bulletins
Microsoft is releasing the following fourteen (14) new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities.

BULLETIN
NUMBER
SEVERITY
BULLETIN TITLE
& KB Article
AFFECTED SOFTWARE*
IMPACT
RESTART
CVE Vulnerability #
Critical
Vulnerabilities in Windows OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3011443)
All supported editions of Microsoft Windows.
Remote Code Execution
May require
Critical
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)
Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, and Internet Explorer 11 on affected Windows clients and servers.
Remote Code Execution
Requires
Critical
Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2992611)
All supported releases of Microsoft Windows.
Remote Code Execution
Requires
Critical
Vulnerability in XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2993958)
All supported releases of Microsoft Windows.
Remote Code Execution
May require
Important
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3009710)
Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word Viewer, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.
Remote Code Execution
May require
Important
Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2989935)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
Elevation of Privilege
May require
Important
Vulnerability in Windows Audio Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005607)
Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT, and Windows RT 8.1.
Elevation of Privilege
Requires
Important
Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005210)
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2, .NET Framework 3.5, .NET Framework 3.5.1, .NET Framework 4, .NET Framework 4.5, .NET Framework 4.5.1, and  .NET Framework 4.5.2 on affected releases of Microsoft Windows.
Elevation of Privilege
May require
Important
Vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3000431)
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
Elevation of Privilege
May require
Important
Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3003743)
Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1
Security Feature Bypass
Requires
Important
Vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2982998)
Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM.
Security Feature Bypass
May require
Important
Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3003381)
Active Directory Federation Services 2.0,
Information Disclosure
May require
Moderate
Vulnerability in IME (Japanese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2992719)
Active Directory Federation Services 2.1, and Active Directory Federation Services 3.0.
Elevation of Privilege
May require
Moderate
Vulnerability in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Denial of Service (3002885)
Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, and Microsoft Office 2007.
Denial of Service
Requires
Customers are advised to review the information in these bulletins, test and deploy the updates immediately in their environments, if applicable.
Summaries for new bulletin(s) may be found at https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-nov.

Note: In Microsoft’s Advance Notification last week there was mention of plans to release 16 new security bulletins. In the list of 14 bulletins released today, the bulletin numbering skips MS14-068 and MS14-075. The reason for this is that two of the scheduled security bulletins have slipped out of the November bulletin release due to a quality issue found in testing early this week. The bulletins that have slipped out of the November bulletin release are being fixed and will be released once they meet quality standards sufficient for broad public distribution. There is no specific ETA for release of these bulletins at this time.

The Malicious Software Removal Tool and Non-Security Updates
·         Microsoft is releasing an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Windows Update (WU), and the Download Center. Information on the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool is available at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830.
·         High priority non-security updates Microsoft releases to be available on Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Update (WU), or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will be detailed in the KB article found at http://support.microsoft.com/?id=894199.

Re-released Security Advisory
Microsoft rereleased one (1) security advisory on November 11, 2014. Here is an overview:

Security Advisory 2755801
Update for Vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer
What Has Changed?
Microsoft routinely updates this security advisory to announce the availability of a new update for Adobe Flash Player. On November 11, 2014, Microsoft released an update (3004150) for Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT, and for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1. The update addresses the vulnerabilities described in Adobe Security bulletin APSB14-24. For more information about this update, including download links, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3004150.
More Information

Out-of-Date ActiveX Control Blocking in Internet Explorer
Starting on November 11, 2014, Microsoft will expand the out-of-date ActiveX control blocking feature to block outdated versions of Silverlight. This update notifies you when a webpage tries to load a Silverlight ActiveX control older than (but not including) Silverlight 5.1.30514.0.
Additional resources

New Security Bulletin Technical Details
In the following tables of affected and non-affected software, software editions that are not listed are past their support lifecycle. To determine the support lifecycle for your product and edition, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle website at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/.

Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-064

Bulletin Title
Vulnerabilities in Windows OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3011443)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Object Linking and Embedding (OLE). The most severe of these 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 run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying how the affected operating systems validate the use of memory when OLE objects are accessed, and by modifying how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows.
Attack Vectors
CVE-2014-6332:
·         An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit these vulnerabilities through Internet Explorer, and then convince a user to view the website.
·         Websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements could contain specially crafted content that could exploit these vulnerabilities.
CVE-2014-6352:
·         User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability. For an attack to be successful by sending an email message to a locally logged-on user, the user must open an attachment that contains a specially crafted OLE object.
·         In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially-crafted file to the user and persuading the user to open the file.
·         In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker would have to host a website that contains a PowerPoint file that is used to attempt to exploit this vulnerability.
·         Compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content could contain specially crafted content that could exploit this vulnerability.
Mitigating Factors
CVE-2014-6332:
·         Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
·         An attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or instant message that takes users to the attacker's website.
CVE-2014-6352:
·         In observed attacks, User Account Control (UAC) displays a consent prompt or an elevation prompt, depending on the privileges of the current user, before a file containing the exploit is executed. UAC is enabled by default on Windows Vista and newer releases of Microsoft Windows.
·         Customers whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
·         An attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or instant message that takes users to the attacker's website.
·         To help protect your computer, files from potentially unsafe locations are opened in Protected View. By using Protected View, you can read a file and see its contents while reducing the risks. Protected View is enabled by default.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS11-038 and MS14-060.
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-065
Bulletin Title
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3003057)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves seventeen privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these 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.

The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, by adding additional permission validations to Internet Explorer, and by helping to ensure that affected versions of Internet Explorer properly implement the ASLR security feature.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6), Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9), Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10), and Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) on affected Windows clients, and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6), Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8), Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9), Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10), and Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) on affected Windows servers.
Attack Vectors
·         A maliciously crafted website.
·         Compromised websites and websites that accept or host user-provided content or advertisements.

Only CVE-2014-6339:
·         An attacker could tie this security feature bypass vulnerability to an additional vulnerability, usually a remote code execution vulnerability. The additional vulnerability would take advantage of the security feature bypass for exploitation. For example, a remote code execution vulnerability that is blocked by ASLR, could be exploited after a successful ASLR bypass.
Mitigating Factors
For CVE-2014-6349 and CVE-2014-6350:
·         These vulnerabilities by themselves do not allow arbitrary code to be run. The vulnerabilities would have to be used in conjunction with another vulnerability that allowed remote code execution. For example, an attacker could exploit another vulnerability to run arbitrary code through Internet Explorer, but due to the context in which processes are launched by Internet Explorer, the code might be restricted to run at a low integrity level (very limited permissions). However, an attacker could, in turn, exploit any of these vulnerabilities to cause the arbitrary code to run at a medium integrity level (permissions of the current user).
Restart Requirement
This update requires a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS14-056
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-066
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2992611)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Microsoft Secure Channel (Schannel) security package in Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends specially crafted packets to a Windows server.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Schannel sanitizes specially crafted packets.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows.
Attack Vectors
An attacker could attempt to exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted packets to a Windows server.
Mitigating Factors
Microsoft has not identified any mitigations for this vulnerability.
Restart Requirement
This update requires a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS10-085, MS12-049, and 2868725 in Microsoft Security Advisory 2868725.
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-067
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2993958)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a logged-on user visits a specially crafted website that is designed to invoke Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) through Internet Explorer.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying the way that Microsoft XML Core Services parses XML content.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 is rated Critical for affected releases of Microsoft Windows clients and Important for affected releases of Microsoft Windows servers.
Attack Vectors
·         Attacker hosts a malicious website utilizing the vulnerability, then convinces users to visit the site.
·         Attacker takes advantage of compromised websites and/or sites hosting ads from other providers.
·         Non-Microsoft web applications and services that utilize the MSXML library for parsing XML could also be vulnerable to this attack.
Mitigating Factors
·         Attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an instant message that takes users to the attacker's website or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email. There is no way for an attacker to force the user to view malicious content.
·         Exploitation only gains the same user rights as the logged-on account.
·         By default, all Microsoft email clients open HTML email messages in the Restricted Sites zone.
·         By default, IE runs in Enhanced Security Configuration mode for all Windows Servers.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS14-005 and MS14-033.
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-069
Bulletin Title
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (3009710)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in an affected edition of Microsoft Office 2007. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user.

The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting the way that Microsoft Office parses specially crafted files.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for supported editions of Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word Viewer, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack.
Attack Vectors
·         Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.
·         Web scenario:
o    Attacker hosts a malicious website utilizing the vulnerability, then convinces users to visit the site.
o    Attacker takes advantage of compromised websites and/or sites hosting ads from other providers.
·         Email scenario:
o   Attacker sends specially-crafted file and persuades user to open file.
Mitigating Factors
·         Attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an instant message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email. There is no way for attacker to force user to view malicious content.
·         Exploitation only gains the same user rights as the logged-on account.
·         The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically through email. Instead, the user must open an email attachment.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS14-017 and MS14-061.
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-070
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2989935)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a publically reported vulnerability in TCP/IP that occurs during input/output control (IOCTL) processing. This vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of another process. If this process runs with administrator privileges, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows TCP/IP stack handles objects in memory during IOCTL processing.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Server 2003.
Attack Vectors
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take complete control over the affected system.
Mitigating Factors
Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS09-048
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-071
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Windows Audio Service Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005607)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an application uses the Microsoft Windows Audio service.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by adding additional permission validations to the Microsoft Windows Audio service component.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT, and Windows RT 8.1.
Attack Vectors
·         Attacker hosts a malicious website utilizing the vulnerability, then convinces users to visit the site.
·         Attacker takes advantage of compromised websites and/or sites hosting ads from other providers.
Mitigating Factors
This vulnerability by itself does not allow arbitrary code to be run. The vulnerability would have to be used in conjunction with another vulnerability that allowed remote code execution. For example, an attacker could exploit another vulnerability to run arbitrary code through Internet Explorer, but due to the context in which processes are launched by Internet Explorer, the code might be restricted to run at a low integrity level (very limited permissions). However, an attacker could, in turn, exploit this vulnerability to cause the arbitrary code to run at a medium integrity level (permissions of the current user).
Restart Requirement
This update requires a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
None
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-072
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3005210)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker sends specially crafted data to an affected workstation or server that uses .NET Remoting.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly enforcing security controls for application memory.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2, .NET Framework 3.5,  .NET Framework 3.5.1, .NET Framework 4, .NET Framework 4.5, .NET Framework 4.5.1, and .NET Framework 4.5.2 on affected releases of Microsoft Windows.
Attack Vectors
An attacker could send specially crafted data to an affected workstation or server that uses .NET Remoting, allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system.
Mitigating Factors
·         .NET Remoting is not widely used by applications; only custom applications that have been specifically designed to use .NET Remoting would expose a system to the vulnerability.
·         .NET Remoting endpoints are not accessible to anonymous clients by default.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS14-026
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-073
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (3000431)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary script in the context of the user on the current SharePoint site.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint Server sanitizes modified lists within the SharePoint mobile browser view
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for supported editions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
Attack Vectors
An attacker could modify certain lists within SharePoint to exploit this vulnerability, and then convince users to browse to the modified list.
Mitigating Factors
Attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an instant message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email. There is no way for attacker to force user to view malicious content.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS13-084
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-074
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Protocol Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (3003743)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass when Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) fails to properly log audit events.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way RDP handles authentication and logging.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows RT, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows RT 8.1.
Attack Vectors
An attacker could use this vulnerability to evade detection of multiple failed logon attempts.
Mitigating Factors
Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.
Restart Requirement
This update requires a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS10-085, MS14-030, and Microsoft Security Advisory 2871997.
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-076
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS) Could Allow Security Feature Bypass (2982998)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) that could lead to a bypass of the "IP and domain restrictions" security feature. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in clients from restricted or blocked domains having access to restricted web resources.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by changing how IIS handles requests when specific IP and domain restriction configurations exist.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Microsoft Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM.
Attack Vectors
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would require in depth knowledge of the remote IIS server and corresponding network topology. An attacker would also need to have control of their reverse DNS information, or be able to poison the authoritative DNS of the IIS server, in order to provide a domain name that is formatted in a manner that causes the vulnerability.
Mitigating Factors
Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
None
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-077
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services Could Allow Information Disclosure (3003381)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user leaves their browser open after logging off from an application, and an attacker reopens the application in the browser immediately after the user has logged off.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that the logoff process properly logs off the user.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Important for the following:
·         AD FS 2.0 when installed on 32-bit and x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008
·         AD FS 2.0 when installed on x64-based editions of Windows Server 2008 R2
·         AD FS 2.1 when installed on x64-based editions of Windows Server 2012
·         AD FS 3.0 when installed on x64-based editions of Windows Server 2012 R2
Attack Vectors
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain access to a user's information by reopening an application from which the user logged off. Since logoff failed an attacker would not be prompted to enter a username or password.
Mitigating Factors
Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
None
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-078
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in IME (Japanese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2992719)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) (Japanese). The vulnerability could allow sandbox escape based on the application sandbox policy on a system where an affected version of the Microsoft IME (Japanese) is installed. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could escape the sandbox of a vulnerable application and gain access to the affected system with logged-in user rights. If the affected system is logged in with administrative rights, an attacker could then install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full administrative rights.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Microsoft IME (Japanese) component loads dictionary files that are associated with the vulnerability.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Moderate on all supported editions of Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2; it is also rated Moderate for all supported editions of Microsoft Office 2007 where Microsoft IME (Japanese) is installed.
Attack Vectors
In an attack scenario, an attacker would have to convince the user to open a malicious file that would invoke the vulnerable sandboxed application, resulting in a compromise of the sandbox policy. The attacker could then run a program with privileges of the logged on user.
Mitigating Factors
·         An attacker must have authenticated write access to the system to exploit this vulnerability. An anonymous user could not exploit the vulnerability.
·         Only implementations of Microsoft IME for Japanese are affected by this vulnerability. Other versions of Microsoft IME are not affected.
Restart Requirement
This update may require a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
None
Full Details


Bulletin Identifier
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-079
Bulletin Title
Vulnerability in Kernel-Mode Driver Could Allow Denial of Service (3002885)
Executive Summary
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker places a specially crafted TrueType font on a network share and a user subsequently navigates there in Windows Explorer.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that the Windows kernel-mode driver properly validates array indexes when loading TrueType font files.
Severity Ratings and Affected Software
This security update is rated Moderate for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows.
Attack Vectors
·         An attacker could host a specially crafted TrueType font on a network share and when the user navigates to the share in Windows Explorer, the vulnerability is triggered, causing the system to stop responding.
·         Email scenario
o    Attacker sends a specially crafted file via email and convinces user to open the file.
·         Web scenario
o    Attacker hosts a malicious website that contains a specially-crafted file, then convinces users to visit the site.
o    Attacker takes advantage of compromised websites and/or sites hosting ads from other providers.
Mitigating Factors
Attacker would have to convince users to take action, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or in an instant message that takes users to the attacker's website, or by getting them to open an attachment sent through email. There is no way for attacker to force user to view malicious content.
Restart Requirement
This update requires a restart.
Bulletins Replaced by This Update
MS14-058
Full Details

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