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Microsoft Releases Patches For Critical Windows TCP/IP and Other Bugs

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNewsOct 15, 2020 · 00:00 UTC (Oct 15, 2020)2 min read3 · 1 read

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CVEs: CVE-2020-16898 CVE-2020-16947 CVE-2020-16891 CVE-2020-16967 CVE-2020-16968 CVE-2020-16909

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CVE	Vulnerability	CVSS	EPSS	Signals	Published
CVE-2020-16898 +4 related CVEs CVE-2020-16891 CVE-2020-16968 CVE-2020-16967 CVE-2020-16909	A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets	8.8 group max	11%		Oct 16, 2020
CVE-2020-16947	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory	7.5	34%		Oct 16, 2020

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Microsoft on Tuesday issued fixes for 87 newly discovered security vulnerabilities as part of its October 2020 Patch Tuesday , including two critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws in Windows TCP/IP stack and Microsoft Outlook.

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