Microsoft Monthly Security Update (Oct 2018)
Last Update Date:
12 Oct 2018
Release Date:
10 Oct 2018
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RISK: Medium Risk
TYPE: Operating Systems - Windows OS
Microsoft has released monthly security update for their products:
| Vulnerable Product | Severity | Impacts | Notes | Details (including CVE) |
| Browser |  Moderately Critical | Security Restriction Bypass Remote Code Execution | ||
| Developer Tools | Moderately Critical | Remote Code Execution Information Disclosure | ||
| Exchange Server | Moderately Critical | Remote Code Execution Elevation of Privilege | ||
| Microsoft Office | Moderately Critical | Remote Code Execution Elevation of Privilege Information Disclosure | ||
| Windows | Moderately Critical | Security Restriction Bypass Remote Code Execution Elevation of Privilege Information Disclosure | Exploited in the wild (Local Exploit) |
Number of 'Extremely Critical' product(s): 0
Number of 'Highly Critical' product(s): 0
Number of 'Moderately Critical' product(s): 5
Evaluation of overall 'Criticality Level': Moderately Critical
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Remote Code Execution
- Security Restriction Bypass
- Information Disclosure
System / Technologies affected
- Browser
- Developer Tools
- Exchange Server
- Microsoft Office
- Windows
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Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
- The vendor has issued security updates for the products. Please refer to 'Details' column in the above table for details of individual product update or run software update.
Note: Customers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 need to ensure they have Servicing Stack Update (SSU) 3177467 installed before installing the October 2018 security updates, to avoid a failure to install. See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3177467 for more information about this SSU.
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