Security Alert (A17-11-02): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (November 2017)

Description:

Microsoft has released 50 security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components and 13 of them enhancing the security as a defense in depth measure.

There is elevated risk of cyber attacks for the vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, RT 8.1, 10
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
• Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010
• Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013
• Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2013 RT, 2016, 2016 for Mac, 2016 Click-to-Run, Viewer 2007
• Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2013 RT, 2016, 2016 for Mac, Viewer 2007
• Microsoft Project Server 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
• Word Automation Services
• ASP.NET Core 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
• .NET Core 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
• ChakraCore

A complete list of the affected products can be found at:

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful attack could lead to remote code execution, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, denial of service or security feature bypass.

Recommendation:

Patches for affected products are available from the Windows Update/Microsoft Update Catalog. Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/bae9d0d8-e497-e711-80e5-000d3a32fc99
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20171114/security-update-deployment-information
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/zh/alert/17111501
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/11/14/Microsoft-Releases-November-2017-Security-Updates
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV170019
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV170020
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8700
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11768
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11770
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11788
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11791
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11803
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11827
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11830 (to CVE-2017-11856)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11858
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11861 (to CVE-2017-11863)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11866
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11869 (to CVE-2017-11874)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11876 (to CVE-2017-11880)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11882 (to CVE-2017-11884)
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flash-player/apsb17-33.html