September 2018 - Microsoft Releases Security Patches

  Advisory Date: SEP 11, 2018

  DESCRIPTION

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

  • CVE-2018-8440 - Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Important

    This elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC) of Windows. Calls to ALPC may be exploited by an attacker to successfully exploit this vulnerability.


  • CVE-2018-8367 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the Chakra scripting engine of Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory. An attacker must convince a user to open a specially-crafted webpage to exploit this vulnerability.


  • CVE-2018-8391 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the ChakraCore scripting engine. The vulnerability exists in the way it handles objects in memory.


  • CVE-2018-8420 - MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the MSXML input parser of Microsoft XML Core Services. An attacker must convince a user to access a specially-crafted webpage to exploit this vulnerability.


  • CVE-2018-8442 - Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Important

    This information disclosure vulnerability exists in the handling of objects in memory by the Windows kernel. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8447 - Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    The remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by Internet Explorer. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8456 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the ChakraCore scripting engine. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8459 - Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the ChakraCore scripting engine. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8461 - Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by Internet Explorer. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8464 - Microsoft Edge PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by Microsoft Edge PDF Reader. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8466 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8467 - Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the improper handling of objects in memory by the Chakra scripting engine in Microsoft Edge. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8470 - Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Important

    This security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer. This is due to its handling of scripts, which can allow universal cross-site scripting. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  • CVE-2018-8475 - Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    Risk Rating: Critical

    This remote code execution vulnerability exists in the image handling of Windows. This handling is corrected by this specific patch.


  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 product or OfficeScan with Intrusion Defense Firewall (IDF) plugin are also protected from attacks using these vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability ID DPI Rule Number DPI Rule Name Release Date Vulnerability Protection Compatibility
CVE-2018-8459 1009284 Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8459) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8466 1009287 Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8466) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8410, CVE-2018-8449 1009290 Microsoft Windows Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (Sep-2018) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8475 1009293 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8475) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8467 1009288 Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8467) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8447 1009281 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8447) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8470 1009289 Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8470) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8461 1009285 Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8461) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8464 1009286 Microsoft Edge PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8464) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8442 1009280 Microsoft Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8442) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8456 1009283 Microsoft Edge Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8456) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8420 1009279 Microsoft Windows MSXML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8420) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8391 1009277 Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8391) 12-Sep-18 YES
CVE-2018-8367 1009276 Microsoft Edge Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2018-8367) 12-Sep-18 YES

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