Hello everyone and welcome to 2014 and the first security bulletin for the new year! This month is a bit of a quiet month with only 4 major bulletins to consider for your environments. Details are below so make sure you look at these and apply where necessary.
| Bulletin ID | Bulletin Title and Executive Summary | Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS14-001 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word and Office Web Apps Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2916605) This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilitiesin Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in an affected version of Microsoft Word or other affected Microsoft Office software. 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. | Important Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Office, Microsoft Server Software |
| MS14-002 | Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2914368) This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. | Important Elevation of Privilege | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS14-003 | Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2913602) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if a user logs on to a system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. | Important Elevation of Privilege | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS14-004 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics AX Could Allow Denial of Service (2880826) This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Dynamics AX. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if an authenticated attacker submits specially crafted data to an affected Microsoft Dynamics AX Application Object Server (AOS) instance. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the target AOS instance to stop responding to client requests. | Important Denial of Service | May require restart | Microsoft Dynamics AX |
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