June 12, 2012 - Qualys® Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in QualysGuard® to protect organizations against vulnerabilities present in 7 security bulletins released today by Microsoft. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their QualysGuard subscription.Please visit our podcast page for patch tuesday prioritization and summary.
Microsoft has released 7 security patches to fix newly discovered flaws in Microsoft Windows. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
| Microsoft Remote Desktop Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-036) |
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SEVERITY: Urgent  5 |
| QUALYS ID: 90810 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-036 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2012-0173 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 9.3 | Temporal 7.7 |
| THREAT: Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) lets users create a virtual session on their desktop computers. RDP allows remote users to access all of the data and applications on their computers.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the RDP accesses an object in memory that has been improperly initialized or has been deleted. (CVE-2012-0173) This security update is rated Critical. Affected Software: |
| IMPACT: An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-036. |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer Cumulative Security Update (MS12-037) |
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SEVERITY: Critical  4 |
| QUALYS ID: 100116 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-037 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2012-1523 | CVE-2012-1858 | CVE-2012-1872 | CVE-2012-1873 | CVE-2012-1874 | CVE-2012-1875 | CVE-2012-1876 | CVE-2012-1877 | CVE-2012-1878 | CVE-2012-1879 | CVE-2012-1880 | CVE-2012-1881 | CVE-2012-1882 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 9.3 | Temporal 6.9 |
| THREAT: Microsoft Internet Explorer is a Web browser available for Microsoft Windows.
Internet Explorer is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that could allow remote code execution. Microsoft has released a security update that addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, HTML sanitization using toStaticHTML, the way that Internet Explorer renders data during certain processes, and the way that Internet Explorer creates and initializes strings. This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, and Internet Explorer 9 on Windows clients and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, and Internet Explorer 9 on Windows servers |
| IMPACT: The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Internet Explorer 6) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 6) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 6) Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 6) Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Internet Explorer 6) Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 7) Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Internet Explorer 8) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 8) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Internet Explorer 8) For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-037. |
| Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-038) |
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| SEVERITY: Urgent 5 |
| QUALYS ID: 90808 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-038 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2012-1855 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 9.3 | Temporal 6.9 |
| THREAT: The Microsoft .NET Framework is a software framework for computers running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Microsoft .NET is prone to a memory access vulnerability that is the result of the .NET Framework improperly executing a function pointer. Microsoft has released a security update that addresses the vulnerability by correcting the manner in which the .NET Framework validates data passed to function pointers. This security update is rated Critical for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1, and Microsoft .NET Framework 4 on all supported editions of Microsoft Windows. |
| IMPACT: Exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4) Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2) Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1) For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-038. Workaround: Impact of workaround #1: Microsoft .NET code will not run in Internet Explorer or will not run without prompting. Disabling Microsoft .NET applications and components in the Internet and Local intranet security zones may cause some websites to work incorrectly. |
| Microsoft Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-039) |
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| SEVERITY: Critical 4 |
| QUALYS ID: 90811 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-039 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2011-3402 | CVE-2012-0159 | CVE-2012-1849 | CVE-2012-1858 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 9.3 | Temporal 7.7 |
| THREAT: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected components handle shared content that contains specially crafted TrueType fonts. (CVE-2011-3402,CVE-2012-0159)
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Lync handles the loading of DLL files. (CVE-2012-1849) An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that HTML is filtered that could allow an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks and run script in the security context of the current user. (CVE-2012-1858) This security update is rated Important. Affected Software: |
| IMPACT: An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as the current user, gain the same user rights as the current user and perform cross-site scripting attacks against Lync or Microsoft Communicator users. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Microsoft Communicator 2007 R2 (KB2708980) For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-039. |
| Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS12-040) |
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| SEVERITY: Critical 4 |
| QUALYS ID: 90809 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-040 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2012-1857 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 9 | Temporal 7.1 |
| THREAT: Enterprise Portal for Microsoft Dynamics AX provides a web-based application framework that allows users to interact with data in Microsoft Dynamics AX through a web browser.
The security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal. The vulnerability occurs when Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal does not properly handle malicious JavaScript elements contained within a specially crafted URL, allowing the script to be displayed back to the user's browser. This security update is rated Important. Affected Versions:- |
| IMPACT: The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted URL or visits a specially crafted website. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending an email message that contains the specially crafted URL to the user of the targeted Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Portal site and by convincing the user to click the specially crafted URL. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Portal) Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Portal ) Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 (Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Enterprise Portal ) Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-040 for further details. |
| Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Elevation of Privileges Vulnerability (MS12-041) |
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| SEVERITY: Critical 4 |
| QUALYS ID: 90812 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-041 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2012-1864 | CVE-2012-1865 | CVE-2012-1866 | CVE-2012-1867 | CVE-2012-1868 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 6.6 | Temporal 4.9 |
| THREAT: The Windows kernel is the core of the operating system. It provides system-level services such as device management and memory management, allocates processor time to processes, and manages error handling.
The security update resolves the following issues. Affected Software: This security update is rated Important. |
| IMPACT: This vulnerability could allow elevation of privileges if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-041. |
| Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (MS12-042) |
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| SEVERITY: Critical 4 |
| QUALYS ID: 90813 |
| VENDOR REFERENCE: MS12-042 |
| CVE REFERENCE: CVE-2012-0217 | CVE-2012-1515 |
| CVSS SCORES: Base 6.8 | Temporal 5 |
| THREAT: The Windows kernel is the core of the operating system. The kernel provides system-level services such as device management and memory management, allocates processor time to processes, and manages error handling.
Windows kernel is prone to multiple vulnerabilities that could allow elevation of privilege. Microsoft has released a security update that addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting the way that the Windows User Mode Scheduler handles a particular system request and the way that Windows manages BIOS ROM. This security update is rated Important for all 32-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; Windows 7 for x64-based Systems; and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems. |
| IMPACT: The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to an affected system and runs a specially crafted application designed to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users. |
| SOLUTION: Patch: Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-042 for further details. |
This new vulnerability check is included in Qualys vulnerability signatures 2.2.148-3. Each QualysGuard account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the QualysGuard HOME menu, select the Account Info tab.
SELECTIVE SCAN INSTRUCTIONS USING QUALYSGUARD:
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
- Ensure access to TCP ports 135 and 139 are available.
- Enable Windows Authentication (specify Authentication Records).
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Enable the following Qualys IDs:
- 90810
- 100116
- 90808
- 90811
- 90809
- 90812
- 90813
- If you would like the scan to return the Windows Hostname, also include QID 82044 and ensure access to UDP port 137 is available.
- If you would like to be notified if QualysGuard is unable to logon to a host (if Authentication fails), also include QID 105015.
In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Matrix Report, available from the QualysGuard HOME page.
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