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Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Feb. 2020: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2020-0618
Authenticated deserialization RCE in Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
8.899%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2020-0729
+74 related CVEs
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if a .LNK file is processed.An attacker who…
8.8
group max
31%
CVE-2020-0767
+5 related CVEs
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption…
7.5
group max
18%
CVE-2020-0674
+2 related CVEs
Use-After-Free RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine
7.5
group max
87%KEVPoC ×4
KEV
CVE-2020-0683
Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows Installer (Symbolic Link Handling)
7.88%KEV
KEV
CVE-2020-0688
+1 related CVE
RCE in Microsoft Exchange Server from Shared Install-Time Validation Keys
8.8
group max
100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2020-0693
+1 related CVE
A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server does not properly sanitize a specially crafted web request to an affected…
5.42%
CVE-2020-0695
A spoofing vulnerability exists when Office Online Server does not validate origin in cross-origin communications correctly, aka 'Microsoft Office Online…
5.4<1%
CVE-2020-0696
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when it improperly handles the parsing of URI formats, aka 'Microsoft Outlook…
6.55%
CVE-2020-0697
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability…
7.8<1%
CVE-2020-0702
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Surface Hub when prompting for credentials, aka 'Surface Hub Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'
6.8<1%
CVE-2020-0733
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) improperly handles junctions.To exploit this…
7.8<1%
CVE-2020-0736
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Windows Kernel Information Disclosure…
5.51%
CVE-2020-0759
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel…
8.815%
CVE-2020-0766
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Store Runtime improperly handles memory
7.8<1%

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Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing vulnerabilities across many of its products and releasing corresponding updates. This month's Patch Tuesday covers 98 vulnerabilities, 12 of which are considered critical and 84 that are considered important. There are also two bugs that were not assigned a severity.

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