Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 23 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 5 bulletins announced today by Microsoft. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.
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Microsoft has released 5 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
Microsoft Internet Explorer is affected by following vulnerabilities :
1. Remote code execution vulnerability that exists in the way that Internet Explorer improperly processes script while debugging a webpage.
2. Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities that exists in the way that Internet Explorer handles objects in memory.
An attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit these vulnerabilities through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website.
This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows clients and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, and Internet Explorer 10 on Windows servers.
An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could execute arbitrary code on affected systems with the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less affected than users who operates with administrative user rights.
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)
For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-047.
Workaround:
1. Set Internet and Local intranet security zone settings to "High" to block ActiveX Controls and Active Scripting in these zones
2. Configure Internet Explorer to prompt before running Active Scripting or to disable Active Scripting in the Internet and Local intranet security zone
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory.
This security update is rated Important for supported editions of Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2.
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-048 for further details.
This vulnerability exists due to improper handling of TCP connections by the Microsoft Windows TCP/IP driver. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by transmitting maliciously crafted packets to the targeted system.
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows 2012 and Windows RT.
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 Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-049 for further details.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Windows Print Spooler handles memory when a printer is deleted. This vulnerability is caused when the Windows Print Spooler does not properly free memory when a printer connection is deleted. (CVE-2013-1339)
Affected Software:
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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 Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems
Windows Server 2012
Windows RT
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
This security update is rated Important for all supported editions.
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 Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-050 for further details.
Workaround:
1) Disabling the Print Spooler service will help protect the affected system from attempts to exploit this vulnerability.
Impact of workaround #1 - Print-related components will not function properly; printing will be disabled.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way that Microsoft Office parses specially crafted Office files.
This security update is rated Important for supported editions of Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
MS13-051 Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
MS13-051 Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.2.458-3. Each Qualys account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the Qualys Help menu, select the About tab.
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Analysis Report, available from the Qualys Vulnerability Management Reports tab.
Platforms and Platform Identification
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