Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches 26 Vulnerabilities

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Microsoft has fixed 26 vulnerabilities in its software products, including several considered critical, the company said on Tuesday in its monthly security patch report.

The security holes, described in five critical and four important bulletins, affect multiple products, including Windows, Internet Explorer, Exchange, SQL Server and Office. In the worst-case scenarios, exploits could give attackers control of affected systems.

The first critical bulletin, labeled MS12-060, involves Windows Common Controls vulnerabilities, which affect Office, SQL Server, other server products and developer tools.

There have been "limited, targeted attacks" to try to exploit this security hole, but no public proof-of-concept code has been made available to Microsoft's knowledge, wrote Microsoft security official Yunsun Wee in a related blog post.

If a user visits a website that contains "specially crafted content" designed to exploit the vulnerability, attackers could execute code remotely on the affected machine. However, users would have to be tricked into visiting such a website. The malicious code can also be sent as an email attachment, but users would need to open the attachment for the attack to work.

Affected products include all supported editions of Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2010 (except x64-based editions), SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services, SQL Server 2000 (except Itanium-based editions), SQL Server 2005 (except Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, but including Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services), SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2, Commerce Server 2002, Commerce Server 2007, Commerce Server 2009, Commerce Server 2009 R2, Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 SP 1, Visual FoxPro 8.0, Visual FoxPro 9.0 and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime.

The second critical bulletin, labeled MS12-052, concerns four issues with IE that aren't known to be under "active attack." If successfully exploited, a malicious hacker could execute code on the affected machine with the privileges of the current user. As with the previous hole, users would need to visit a malicious Web page to fall victim to the attack. This vulnerability is rated critical for IE 6, IE 7, IE 8 and IE 9 on Windows clients and moderate for those same IE versions on Windows servers.

The third critical bulletin, labeled MS12-054, involves three holes in Windows Networking Components related to the Remote Administration Protocol (RAP) and one issue affecting the Print Spooler. The vulnerabilities could allow malicious hackers to launch denial-of-service attacks and execute code remotely on the affected machine, among other scenarios. Microsoft hasn't received reports that these holes have been exploited.

The issue is critical for all supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003; important for all supported editions of Windows Vista; and moderate for all supported editions of Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2.

A fourth critical vulnerability, MS12-053, affects the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol and can be exploited by attackers who send a sequence of "specially crafted" RDP packets to an affected system. RDP isn't turned on by default on any Windows OS. This hole is rated critical for all supported editions of Windows XP.

A fifth critical vulnerability, MS12-058, relates to Exchange Server's WebReady Document Viewing feature. The exploit could allow execution of remote code on the affected system. Users would need to preview a malicious file using Outlook Web App. This is rated critical for all supported editions of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010.

The four vulnerabilities rated important are MS12-055, related to Windows kernel-mode drivers, which would allow for unauthorized elevation of user privilege; MS12-056, a vulnerability in the JScript and VBScript scripting engines on 64-bit versions of Windows, which could allow remote code execution if users visit a malicious website; MS12-057, a hole in Office that could lead to remote code execution if a user opens a malicious file or embeds a malicious Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) graphics file into an Office file; and MS12-059, a vulnerability in Visio that also could lead to remote code execution on an affected machine.

Microsoft also announced a change in the way Windows deals with certificates whose RSA keys are under 1024 bits in length. A Windows update will restrict the use of such certificates. That update is now in the Download Center as well as the Microsoft Update Catalog so that enterprise administrators can download it and test it. The update will be widely released via Windows Update in October of this year.

Users whose machines are set up to receive Microsoft's software patches automatically don't need to do anything. The fixes will be installed on their computers automatically. The updates can also be manually downloaded at the Microsoft Update and Windows Update sites.

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[clubhouse]

Thanks, I don't allow auto updates as I have limited resources, I use pay as you go.....Posts like this alert me to important security updates and allows me to be selective :)

[jasonliul]

Dxxxed KB2647753 has some bug, i installed six time,sucessed six time,at last i have to make it hide.

:angry: :mad2:

[Stiyl]

Thanks for the heads up, update process went as smooth as usual.

[dcs18]

Dxxxed KB2647753 has some bug, i installed six time,sucessed six time,at last i have to make it hide.

:angry: :mad2:

Yup, same here - it's first time experience on my system.

[jasonliul]

Dxxxed KB2647753 has some bug, i installed six time,sucessed six time,at last i have to make it hide.

:angry: :mad2:

Yup, same here - it's first time experience on my system.

Now i check "hide update"...

Thanks God, it's gone.

:cheers:

[avmad]

Try FixWU if you have any update problems. I tried everything last set of updates to install 1, drove me mad, but this program worked.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/repair-fix-windows-updates-with-fix-wu-utility

[jasonliul]

Try FixWU if you have any update problems. I tried everything last set of updates to install 1, drove me mad, but this program worked.

http://www.thewindow...-fix-wu-utility

Thanks, i never meet this before.

;)

[avmad]

Found this fix here http://networkdefend.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/microsoft-update-kb2647753-is-broken.html

Here's how to manually fix it:

a) Open your Control Panel, go to "Programs and Features" (also known as "Uninstall a program" if you use the Category view in Control Panel)

B) Click the link on the left to "View installed updates"

c) I recommend changing the view to Detailed view and sorting on Name, then scroll down to the Microsoft Windows section and locate: "Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2647753)"

d) Right click KB2647753 and UNinstall it . . . wait for the process to complete.

e) Reboot your workstation

f) Get over to http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=2647753 and download the full installer for this patch - make sure you get the right version for your OS including x86 versus x64. You will be asked to allow Microsoft to Validate your Windows OS license.

g) Run that installer, let it complete, then reboot your workstation again.

h) Check your Windows Update, force a check for updates, and the repeat offender should now be gone.

Hope this helps.

[Gabben]

Try FixWU if you have any update problems. I tried everything last set of updates to install 1, drove me mad, but this program worked.

http://www.thewindow...-fix-wu-utility

I don't know what was the solution, this utility or that i installed all the updates except KB2647753, rebooted then installed KB2647753 and no more updates.

[anuseems]

KB2647753 did create problems.Solution which immediately worked :

( Assuming you guys too using winapp.ini, ccleaner and bleachbit )

Ticked windows update installer logs , updates installers and deleted them. KB2647753 got installed immediately.

[Catoja]

KB2647753 did create problems.Solution which immediately worked :

( Assuming you guys too using winapp.ini, ccleaner and bleachbit )

Ticked windows update installer logs , updates installers and deleted them. KB2647753 got installed immediately.

I had no problems with that update...

[anuseems]

@Catoja

Since you did not face the problem you are good, solutions are for those who faced the problem.

[dcs18]

I had no problems with that update...

That update affects only those whose systems that are 100% virus free. :sneaky:

[Bausch]

Dxxxed KB2647753 has some bug, i installed six time,sucessed six time,at last i have to make it hide.

:angry: :mad2:

yea I installed it eight times and on the ninth I simply ignored it, It wasn't offered again