September 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-day
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-5391 | The Linux kernel, versions 3.9+, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack with low rates of specially modified packets targeting IP fragment re-assembly | 7.5 | 32% | ||
| CVE-2018-8440 | Local Privilege Escalation in Windows ALPC Handling (Win 7–10, Server 2008–2016) | 7.8 | 19% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
CVE-2018-8475+1 related CVE | A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows does not properly handle specially crafted image files, aka "Windows Remote Code Execution… | 8.8 group max | 16% |
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Microsoft’s September 2018 Patch Tuesday has brought fixes for a little over 60 security vulnerabilities, 17 of which are critical and one is being actively exploited in the wild.
By @zeljkazorz · helpnetsecurity.com
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