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Microsoft Releases December 2018 Security Updates

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to obtain access to sensitive information.

Threat ID:
CC-2841
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
12 December 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Microsoft has released updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. An attacker could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to obtain access to sensitive information.

Threat details

Update  

A new Proof of Concept exploit for Microsoft Edge has been published by a security researcher. The researcher has published the code to GitHub. The exploit leverages a Just in Time (JIT) out-of-bounds (OOB) memory handling error. This vulnerability was patched by these December 2018 security updates. Administrators are encouraged to review the below remediation advice from Microsoft.  

Remediation

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft’s December 2018 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

Remediation steps

Type Step

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Microsoft’s December 2018 Security Update Summary and Deployment Information and apply the necessary updates.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:59 pm