August 'Black Tuesday' overview

Published: 2007-08-14. Last Updated: 2007-08-15 18:02:50 UTC
by Swa Frantzen (Version: 1)
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Overview of the August 2007 Microsoft patches and their status.

# Affected Contra Indications Known Exploits Microsoft rating ISC rating(*)
clients servers
MS07-042 MSXML memory corruption vulnerability allows remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
Replaces MS06-061 and MS06-071
XML core services (via Internet Explorer)

CVE-2007-2223		 KB 936227
 No known exploits Critical Critical Important
MS07-043 OLE memory corruption vulnerability allows remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
Windows OLE
Office 2004 (mac)
Visual Basic 6

CVE-2007-2224		 KB 921503
 No known exploits Critical Critical Important
MS07-044 Input validation failure allows remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user
Replaces MS07-036.
Office for Mac 2004 and Excel viewer 2003 are also affected.
Office: excel

CVE-2007-3890		 KB 940965
 No known exploits Critical Critical Important
MS07-045 Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote code execution.
Replaces MS07-033.
Internet explorer

CVE-2007-0943
CVE-2007-2216
CVE-2007-3041		 KB 937143
 No known exploits Critical Critical Important
MS07-046 Unspecified input validation failures allow remote code execution.
Replaces MS06-001 ("WMF").
GDI

CVE-2007-3034		 KB 938829
 No known exploits
Details of the vulnerability are public		 Critical Critical Important
MS07-047 Multiple vulnerabilities in "skins" allow remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
Replaces MS06-024
windows media player

CVE-2007-3037
CVE-2007-3035		 KB 936782
 No known exploits Important Critical Important
MS07-048 Multiple input validation vulnerabilities allow remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
Vista Gadgets

CVE-2007-3033
CVE-2007-3032
CVE-2007-3891		 KB 938123
 No known exploits Important Critical Important
MS07-049 A vulnerability in virtual PC allows the guest OS administrative users to run arbitrary code on the host OS.
Virtual PC (for windows and Mac)

CVE-2007-0948		 KB 937986
 No known exploits Important Critical(**) Critical(**)
MS07-050 Input validation vulnerabilities allow remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
Replaces MS07-004 ('VML')
VML (Internet explorer)

CVE-2007-1749		 KB 938127
 No known exploits
Details of the vulnerability are public		 Critical Critical Important

 

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(*): ISC rating
  • We use 4 levels:
    • PATCH NOW: Typically used where we see immediate danger of exploitation. Typical environments will want to deploy these patches ASAP. Workarounds are typically not accepted by users or are not possible. This rating is often used when typical deployments make it vulnerable and exploits are being used or easy to obtain or make.
    • Critical: Anything that needs little to become "interesting" for the dark side. Best approach is to test and deploy ASAP. Workarounds can give more time to test.
    • Important: Things where more testing and other measures can help.
    • Less Urgent: Typically we expect the impact if left unpatched to be not that big a deal in the short term. Do not forget them however.
  • The difference between the client and server rating is based on how you use the affected machine. We take into account the typical client and server deployment in the usage of the machine and the common measures people typically have in place already. Measures we presume are simple best practices for servers such as not using outlook, MSIE, word etc. to do traditional office or leisure work.
  • The rating is not a risk analysis as such. It is a rating of importance of the vulnerability and the perceived or even predicted threat for affected systems. The rating does not account for the number of affected systems there are. It is for an affected system in a typical worst-case role.
  • Only the organization itself is in a position to do a full risk analysis involving the presence (or lack of) affected systems, the actually implemented measures, the impact on their operation and the value of the assets involved.
  • All patches released by a vendor are important enough to have a close look if you use the affected systems. There is little incentive for vendors to publicize patches that do not have some form of risk to them.
(**): if installed and used in a security enhancing manner, see above as well.

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Swa Frantzen -- NET2S

Keywords: mspatchday
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