Microsoft Releases December 2017 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

Threat ID:: CC-1849
Category:
Threat Severity:: Low
Threat Vector:
Published:: 13 December 2017 12:00 AM

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Summary

Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. A remote attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.

Affected platforms

The following platforms are known to be affected:

Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1 and 10
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Services & Web Apps
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft ChakraCore JavaScript engine
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Threat details

Remediation steps

Type	Step
	Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft's December 2017 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 11:35 am