High Threat Security Alert (A23-08-07): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (August 2023)


 

Published on: 10 August 2023

  
  

Description:

Microsoft has released security updates addressing multiple vulnerabilities which affect several Microsoft products or components. The list of security updates can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Aug

Further to our High Threat Security Alert (A23-07-07), Microsoft has released security updates to stop the attack chain that leads to the remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-36884) in Windows Search. In addition, reports indicated that the denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2023-38180) in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio is being exploited in the wild, and multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-29328, CVE-2023-29330, CVE-2023-35385, CVE-2023-36895, CVE-2023-36910 and CVE-2023-36911) are also at a high risk of exploitation. System administrators and users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

 

Affected Systems:

  • Microsoft Windows 10, 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016, 2019
  • Microsoft Office 2013, 2013 RT, 2016, 2019, 2019 for Mac, LTSC 2021, LTSC for Mac 2021
  • Microsoft Office Online Server
  • Microsoft Excel 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft Word 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft Project 2013, 2016
  • Microsoft Publisher 2013, 2016
  • Microsoft Outlook 2013, 2013 RT, 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019, Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Teams for Android, for Desktop, for Mac, for iOS
  • Microsoft Visio 2013, 2016
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) version 9.0, version 9.1
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2023
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019, 2022
  • Microsoft ODBC Driver 17, 18 for SQL Server
  • Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18, 19 for SQL Server
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, 2019, 2022
  • Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
  • .NET 6.0, 7.0
  • ASP.NET Core 2.1
  • Azure Arc-Enabled Servers, HDInsights
  • Azure DevOps Server 2019, 2020, 2022
  • HEVC Video Extensions
  • Memory Integrity System Readiness Scan Tool
  • Windows Defender Antimalware Platform

 

Impact:

Depending on the vulnerability exploited, a successful attack could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, security feature bypass and spoofing.

 

Recommendation:

Patches for affected products are available from the Windows Update / Microsoft Update Catalog. System administrators and users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

 

More Information:

  • https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2023-Aug
  • https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/ADV230003
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/microsoft-monthly-security-update-august-2023
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-20569
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-21709
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29328
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-29330
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-35359
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-35368
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-35371 (to CVE-2023-35372)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-35376 (to CVE-2023-35391)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-35393 (to CVE-2023-35394)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36865 (to CVE-2023-36866)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36869
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36873
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36876 (to CVE-2023-36877)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36881 (to CVE-2023-36882)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36884
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36889 (to CVE-2023-36900)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-36903 (to CVE-2023-36914)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38154
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38167
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38169 (to CVE-2023-38170)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38172
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38175 (to CVE-2023-38176)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38178
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38180 (to CVE-2023-38182)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38184 (to CVE-2023-38186)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38188
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38254


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