February 2012 Microsoft Black Tuesday
Overview of the February 2012 Microsoft patches and their status.
# | Affected | Contra Indications - KB | Known Exploits | Microsoft rating(**) | ISC rating(*) | |
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clients | servers | |||||
MS12-008 | Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers (Replaces MS11-087) |
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win32k.sys CVE-2011-5046 CVE-2012-0154 |
KB 2660465 | disclosed vuln. | Severity:Critical Exploitability: Likely |
Critical | Critical | |
MS12-009 | Elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in ancillary function driver (Replaces MS11-046, MS11-080) |
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Ancillary Function Driver CVE-2012-0148 CVE-2012-0149 |
KB 2645640 | no. | Severity:Important Exploitability: Likely |
Important | Important | |
MS12-010 | Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Replaces MS11-099) |
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Internet Explorer CVE-2012-0010 CVE-2012-0011 CVE-2012-0012 CVE-2012-0155 |
KB 2647516 | no. | Severity:Critical Exploitability: Likely |
Critical | Important | |
MS12-011 | Sharepoint Elevation of Privileges Vulnerabilities |
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Sharepoint CVE-2012-0017 CVE-2012-0144 CVE-2012-0145 |
KB 2663841 | no. | Severity:Important Exploitability: - |
N/A | Important | |
MS12-012 | Remote code execution vulnerability in color control panel |
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Color Control Panel CVE-2010-5082 |
KB 2643719 | no. | Severity:Important Exploitability: Likely |
Critical | Important | |
MS12-013 | Vulnerability in C Run-Time Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution | |||||
C Run Time Library CVE-2010-3138 |
KB 2654428 | no | Severity:Critical Exploitability: Likely |
Critical | Critical | |
MS12-014 | Vulnerability in Indeo Codec Could Allow Remote Code Execution | |||||
Indeo Audio Codec CVE-2010-3138 |
KB 2661637 | no | Severity:Important Exploitability: Likely |
Important | N/A | |
MS12-015 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (Replaces MS11-089) |
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Microsoft Office Suites and Software CVE-2012-0019 CVE-2012-0020 CVE-2012-0136 CVE-2012-0137 CVE-2012-0138 |
KB 2663510 | no. | Severity:Important Exploitability: Likely |
Important | N/A | |
MS12-016 | Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (Replaces MS11-069) |
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.NET Framework CVE-2012-0014 CVE-2012-0015 |
KB 2651026 | no. | Severity:Critical Exploitability: Likely |
Critical | Critical |
We will update issues on this page for about a week or so as they evolve.
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(*): ISC rating
- We use 4 levels:
- PATCH NOW: Typically used where we see immediate danger of exploitation. Typical environments will want to deploy these patches ASAP. Workarounds are typically not accepted by users or are not possible. This rating is often used when typical deployments make it vulnerable and exploits are being used or easy to obtain or make.
- Critical: Anything that needs little to become "interesting" for the dark side. Best approach is to test and deploy ASAP. Workarounds can give more time to test.
- Important: Things where more testing and other measures can help.
- Less Urgent: Typically we expect the impact if left unpatched to be not that big a deal in the short term. Do not forget them however.
- The difference between the client and server rating is based on how you use the affected machine. We take into account the typical client and server deployment in the usage of the machine and the common measures people typically have in place already. Measures we presume are simple best practices for servers such as not using outlook, MSIE, word etc. to do traditional office or leisure work.
- The rating is not a risk analysis as such. It is a rating of importance of the vulnerability and the perceived or even predicted threat for affected systems. The rating does not account for the number of affected systems there are. It is for an affected system in a typical worst-case role.
- Only the organization itself is in a position to do a full risk analysis involving the presence (or lack of) affected systems, the actually implemented measures, the impact on their operation and the value of the assets involved.
- All patches released by a vendor are important enough to have a close look if you use the affected systems. There is little incentive for vendors to publicize patches that do not have some form of risk to them.
(**): The exploitability rating we show is the worst of them all due to the too large number of ratings Microsoft assigns to some of the patches.
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Johannes B. Ullrich, Ph.D.
SANS Technology Institute
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