Discussion

MS Security Bulletin Summary - January 2010

1 min read

AplusWebMaster Topic Starter

Post #1January 12, 2010, 7:24 PM UTC last edited January 20, 2010, 10:50 AM UTC

FYI…

- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/…n/MS10-jan.mspx
January 12, 2010 - "This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for January 2010… (Total of -1-) [See "Affected Software" at URL above.]

Critical -1-

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-001 - Critical
Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (972270*)
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/…n/MS10-001.mspx
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: May require restart
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows
* http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972270
___

Severity and exploitability index
- http://blogs.technet.com/photos/msrcteam/i…6/original.aspx

Deployment Priority
- http://blogs.technet.com/photos/msrcteam/i…7/original.aspx
___

MSRT
- http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=890830
January 12, 2010 - Revision: 68.0
(Recent additions)
Win32/FakeScanti - October 2009 (V 3.0) Moderate
Win32/FakeVimes - November 2009 (V 3.1) Moderate
Win32/PrivacyCenter - November 2009 (V 3.1) Moderate
Win32/Hamweq - December 2009 (V 3.2) Moderate
Win32/Rimecud - January 2010 (V 3.3) Moderate

- http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/archive/2010…nuary-2010.aspx
January 19, 2010
___

ISC Analysis
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=7954
Last Updated: 2010-01-12 18:29:33 UTC
.

AplusWebMaster

Post #2January 21, 2010, 11:07 PM UTC last edited January 25, 2010, 3:33 PM UTC

Get this NOW…

MS Security Bulletin MS10-002 - Critical
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207)
- http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/…n/ms10-002.mspx
January 21, 2010
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: Requires restart
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows

>>> http://update.microsoft.com/

- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8062
Last Updated: 2010-01-21 21:59:42 UTC

- http://secunia.com/advisories/38209/2/
Last Update: 2010-01-25
Critical: Extremely critical

- http://atlas.arbor.net/briefs/index#79796348
Severity: Extreme Severity
January 22, 2010 - "… attacks are being abused in the wild at present to download commonly seen malware in many cases. All sites using Windows should update immediately to remedy their security position.
Analysis: This is a major attack vector at present and we anticipate that it will continue to be for some time. Sites using Windows should review this update and push it out to all sites immediately to address this situation…"