High Threat Security Alert (A19-03-03): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (March 2019)

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://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20190312/security-update-deployment-information-march-12-2019

Reports indicate active exploitation against the vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server (CVE-2019-0797 and CVE-2019-0808) have been observed. Users are advised to take immediate action to patch the affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11
• Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Windows 7, 8.1, RT 8.1, 10
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Windows Server, version 1709, version 1803
• Microsoft Office 2010
• Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013
• .NET Core SDK 1.1, 2.1.500
• ChakraCore
• Mono Framework Version 5.18.0.223, 5.20.0
• Nuget 4.3.1, 4.4.2, 4.5.2, 4.6.3, 4.7.2, 4.8.2, 4.9.4
• Skype for Business Server 2015
• Microsoft Lync Server 2013- Team Foundation Server 2017, 2018- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio for Mac

A complete list of the affected products can be found at:
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance

Impact:

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

Recommendation:

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

More Information:

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/releasenotedetail/ac45e477-1019-e911-a98b-000d3a33a34d
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20190312/security-update-deployment-information-march-12-2019
https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/19031301
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2019/03/12/Microsoft-Releases-March-2019-Security-Updates
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV190009
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV190010
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0592
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0603
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0609
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0611
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0612
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0614
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0617
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0639
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0665 (to CVE-2019-0667)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0678
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0680
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0682
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0683
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0689
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0690
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0692 (to CVE-2019-0698)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0701 (to CVE-2019-0704)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0726
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0746
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0748
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0754 (to CVE-2019-0757)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0759
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0761 (to CVE-2019-0763)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0765 (to CVE-2019-0780)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0782 (to CVE-2019-0784)
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0797
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0798
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0808
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0809
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0816
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0821