April 2020 - Microsoft Releases Security Patches

  Advisory Date: APR 15, 2020

  DESCRIPTION

Microsoft addresses several vulnerabilities in its April security bulletin. Trend Micro Deep Security covers the following:

  • CVE-2020-1020 - Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Important

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of the specially-crafted multi-master font Adobe Type 1 PostSCript format by the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. Attackers looking to take advantage of this vulnerability could persuade a user to open a specially-crafted file.


  • CVE-2020-0938 - Adobe Font Manager Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Important

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of the specially-crafted multi-master font Adobe Type 1 PostSCript format by the Windows Adobe Type Manager Library. Attackers looking to take advantage of this vulnerability could persuade a user to open a specially-crafted file.


  • CVE-2020-0968 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer scripting engine handles objects in memory. Attackers looking to exploit this vulnerability could find ways to convince a user of a vulnerable machine to connect to a malicious server.


  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Trend Micro Deep Security shields networks through the following Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) rules. Trend Micro customers using the Vulnerability Protection are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability ID DPI Rule Number DPI Rule Name Release Date Vulnerability Protection Compatibility
CVE-2020-0938 1010207 Microsoft Windows Multiple Type1 Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-1020 and CVE-2020-0938) 14-Apr-20 YES
CVE-2020-0968 1010220 Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2020-0968) 14-Apr-20 YES
CVE-2020-1020 1010188 Microsoft Windows Multiple Type1 Font Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-1020 and CVE-2020-0938) 10-Mar-20 YES