MS – SECURITY

MS16-140 – Important: Security Update for Boot Manager (3193479) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: ImportantRevision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker installs an affected boot policy and bypasses Windows security features. Source: MS16-140 – Important: Security Update for Boot Manager (3193479) – Version: 1.0

MS16-131 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Video Control (3199151) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: CriticalRevision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution when Microsoft Video Control fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. However, an attacker must first convince a user to open either a specially crafted file or a program from either a webpage or an email message. Source: MS16-131 – Critical: Security Update for Microsoft Video Control (3199151) – Version: 1.0

MS16-142 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3198467) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: CriticalRevision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of the 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 gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Source: MS16-142 – Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (3198467) – Version: 1.0

MS16-137 – Important: Security Update for Windows Authentication Methods (3199173) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: ImportantRevision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin publishedSummary: This security update resolves multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of the vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would first need to authenticate to the target, domain-joined system using valid user credentials. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could elevate their permissions from unprivileged user account to administrator. Source: MS16-137 – Important: Security Update for Windows Authentication Methods (3199173) – Version: 1.0

MS16-134 – Important: Security Update for Common Log File System Driver (3193706) – Version: 1.0 Severity Rating: ImportantRevision Note: V1.0 (November 8, 2016): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege when the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver improperly handles objects in memory. In a local attack scenario, an attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by running a specially crafted application to take complete control over the affected system. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run processes in an elevated context. Source: MS16-134 – Important: Security Update for Common Log File System Driver (3193706) – Version: 1.0