Microsoft: >> Windows Server 2008 Security Vulnerabilities
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles COM object creation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows COM Server creates COM objects.</p>
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.01
Published
2020-10-16
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library improperly handles registry operations. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain elevated privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would first need code execution on a victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Application Compatibility Client Library properly handles registry operations.</p>
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.014
Published
2020-10-16
<p>A spoofing vulnerability exists when Windows incorrectly validates file signatures. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could bypass security features and load improperly signed files.</p>
<p>In an attack scenario, an attacker could bypass security features intended to prevent improperly signed files from being loaded.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows validates file signatures.</p>
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.008
Published
2020-10-16
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system.</p>
<p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Graphics Components handle objects in memory.</p>
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.038
Published
2020-10-16
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Jet Database Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system.</p>
<p>An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Windows Jet Database Engine handles objects in memory.</p>
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.041
Published
2020-10-16
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Hyper-V on a host server fails to properly validate input from an authenticated user on a guest operating system. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application on a guest operating system that could cause the Hyper-V host operating system to execute arbitrary code.</p>
<p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the host operating system.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Hyper-V validates guest operating system user input.</p>
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.009
Published
2020-10-16
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) when an attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to run a specially crafted application against a server which provides Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) services.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RDP handles connection requests.</p>
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.126
Published
2020-10-16
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when NetBIOS over TCP (NBT) Extensions (NetBT) improperly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have run a specially crafted application. The vulnerability would not allow an attacker to execute code or to elevate user rights directly, but it could be used to obtain information that could be used to try to further compromise the affected system.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how a NetBT handles objects in memory.</p>
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.012
Published
2020-10-16
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Windows Event System improperly handles objects in memory.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to gain execution on the victim system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application to elevate privileges.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Event System handles objects in memory.</p>
CVSS Score
7.0
EPSS Score
0.007
Published
2020-10-16
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows Installer when the Windows Installer fails to properly sanitize input leading to an insecure library loading behavior.</p>
<p>A locally authenticated attacker could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the input sanitization error to preclude unintended elevation.</p>
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.009
Published
2020-10-16