Security Alert (A18-03-02): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (March 2018)

Description:

Microsoft has released 47 security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components.

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 Windows Server, version 1709
• Microsoft Office 2010, 2016 for Mac, 2016 Click-to-Run
• Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
• Microsoft Office Online Server 2016
• Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010, 2013,
• Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013
• Microsoft Office Word Viewer
• Microsoft Access 2010, 2013, 2016
• Microsoft Excel 2007, 2010, 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
• Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
• Microsoft Project Server 2013
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, 2013, 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013, 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
• Microsoft Identity Manager 2016
• PowerShell Core 6.0.0
• .NET Core 1.0, 1.1, 2.0
• ASP.NET Core 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, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure 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/6c8fa125-28f6-e711-a963-000d3a33a34d
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20180313/security-update-deployment-information
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180006
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/18031401
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/03/13/Microsoft-Releases-March-2018-Security-Updates
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0787
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0808
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0811
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0813 (to CVE-2018-0817)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0868
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0872 (to CVE-2018-0886)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0888
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0889
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0891
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0893 (to CVE-2018-0904)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0907 (to CVE-2018-0917)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0919
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0921 (to CVE-2018-0927)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0929 (to CVE-2018-0937)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0939 (to CVE-2018-0942)
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0944
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0947
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0977
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0983