# MA-357.092013: MyCERT Alert - Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary For September 2013

**Date:** 11 Sep 2013  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-357.092013  
**Advisory ID:** MA-357.092013

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**1.0 Introduction**
Microsoft had released 13 Security Bulletins–four Critical and nine Important–which addressed 47 unique CVEs in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and SharePoint. For those who need to prioritize their deployment planning, we recommend focusing on MS13-067, MS13-068, and MS13-069 first.
**2.0 The list of the critical vulnerabilities are as below:**
> **2.1 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2834052)**
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> This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and nine privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Server software. The most severe vulnerability could allow remote code execution in the context of the W3WP service account if an attacker sends specially crafted content to the affected server.
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> Patch: <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-067>
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> **2.2 Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2756473)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens or previews a specially crafted email message using an affected edition of Microsoft Outlook. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the local user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-068>
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> **2.3 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2870699)**
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> This security update resolves ten privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-069>
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> **2.4 Vulnerability in OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2876217)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a file that contains a specially crafted OLE object. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-070>
**3.0 The list of the Important vulnerabilities are as below:**
> **3.1 Vulnerability in Windows Theme File Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2864063)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user applies a specially crafted Windows theme on their system. In all cases, a user cannot be forced to open the file or apply the theme; for an attack to be successful, a user must be convinced to do so.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-071>
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> **3.2 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2845537)**
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> This security update resolves 13 privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in an affected version of Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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> Patch: <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-072>
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> **3.3  Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2858300)**
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> This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel or other affected Microsoft Office software. An attacker who successfully exploited the most severe vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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> Patch: <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-073>
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> **3.4 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Access Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2848637)**
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> This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Access file with an affected version of Microsoft Access. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-074>
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> **3.4 Vulnerability in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2878687)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese). The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a logged on attacker launches Internet Explorer from the toolbar in Microsoft Pinyin IME for Simplified Chinese. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full administrative rights. Only implementations of Microsoft Pinyin IME 2010 are affected by this vulnerability. Other versions of Simplified Chinese IME and other implementations of IME are not affected.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-075>
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> **3.5 Vulnerabilities in Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2876315)**
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> This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs onto the system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit these vulnerabilities.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-076>
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> **3.6 Vulnerability in Windows Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2872339)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker convinces an authenticated user to execute a specially crafted application. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker either must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally or must convince a user to run the attacker's specially crafted application.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-077>
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> **3.7 Vulnerability in FrontPage Could Allow Information Disclosure (2825621)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft FrontPage. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user opens a specially crafted FrontPage document. The vulnerability cannot be exploited automatically; for an attack to be successful a user must be convinced to open the specially crafted document.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-078>
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> **3.8 Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (2853587)**
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> This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Active Directory. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an attacker sends a specially crafted query to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) service.
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> Patch: <https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-079>
**4.0 Recommendation**
Users are recommended to perform the update immediately. All of the patches could be done almost automatically via the Windows Update application.
The how-to perform of the Windows Update is available at the following URL:
- [https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/articles-content?menu=b9f3fdda-c343-4cb4-99a7-a7506cfb13ba&id=62275f48-f209-4440-af1a-c5425c875fa4](https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/articles-content?menu=b9f3fdda-c343-4cb4-99a7-a7506cfb13ba&id=62275f48-f209-4440-af1a-c5425c875fa4
)
Generally, MyCERT advises the users of this software to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor.
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**5.0 References**
- <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms13-sep>