High Threat Security Alert (A19-09-03): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (September 2019)

Description:

Microsoft has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities and which affect several Microsoft products or components.  The list of security updates can be found at:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20190910/security-update-deployment

Microsoft released a security update (ADV990001) for a component in Windows Update, named Servicing Stack Updates. Microsoft recommends that installing the latest Servicing Stack Updates should take priority over adopting the latest cumulative update.

Reports indicate active exploitation against the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server (CVE-2019-1214 and CVE-2019-1215) for privilege escalation have been observed. Users are advised to take immediate action to patch the affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

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, 2019
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1803, version 1903
• Microsoft Office 2010, 2013, 2013 RT, 2016, 2016 for Mac, 2019, 2019 for Mac
• Microsoft Excel 2010, 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
• Microsoft Project 2010, 2013, 2016
• Office 365 ProPlus
• Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010, 2013
• Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Lync Server 2013
• .NET Core 2.1, 2.2
• ASP.NET Core 2.1, 2.2, 3.0
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8
• Azure DevOps Server 2019, 2019.0.1
• ChakraCore
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019
• Team Foundation Server 2015, 2017, 2018
• Adobe Flash Player
• Rome SDK 1.4.1
• Yammer for Android

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, information disclosure, spoofing, elevation of privilege, denial of service and 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/24f46f0a-489c-e911-a994-000d3a33c573
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20190910/security-update-deployment
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/19091101
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/09/10/microsoft-releases-september-2019-security-updates
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV190022
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV990001
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/servicing-stack-updates
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0787
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0788
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0928
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1138
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1142
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1208
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1209
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1214 (to CVE-2019-1217)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1219 (to CVE-2019-1221)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1231 (to CVE-2019-1233)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1235 (to CVE-2019-1237)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1240 (to CVE-2019-1254)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1256
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1257
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1259 (to CVE-2019-1274)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1277
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1278
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1280
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1282 (to CVE-2019-1287)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1289 (to CVE-2019-1303)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1305
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1306