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Microsoft November 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 55 Vulnerabilities Including 6 zero-days

Microsoft November 2021 Patch Tuesday Addresses 55 Vulnerabilities Including 6 zero-days

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday November 2021 security updates with a total of 55 Vulnerabilities, including six Zero-days rated as critical, while 49 vulnerabilities are rated important. The products covered in November’s security update include Microsoft Exchange, Excel, 3D Viewer, Azure, Mic...

Nov 9, 2021By Tanish Mahajan3 min read

Microsoft has released Patch TuesdayNovember 2021 security updates with a total of 55 Vulnerabilities, including six Zero-days rated as critical, while 49 vulnerabilities are rated important. The products covered in November’s security update include Microsoft Exchange, Excel, 3D Viewer, Azure, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Windows kernel, etc. Vulnerability Management System can prevent these attacks.

The vulnerabilities for Microsoft Exchange (CVE-2021-42321 ) and Excel (CVE-2021-42292) have been actively exploited. Vulnerability Management Tools can resolve these issues.

Zero-day Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-42321Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the cmdlet argument that can lead to RCE. This flaw requires the attacker to be authenticated for exploitation.

CVE-2021-42292Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel and has been exploited in the wild. No patch is currently available for Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac or Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021.

CVE-2021-43208, CVE-2021-43209 3D Viewer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This flaw exists due to improper input validation of the 3D Viewer. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system by sending a specially crafted request.

CVE-2021-41371,CVE-2021-38631Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information. This flaw exists due to excessive data output by the application in Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

Critical Vulnerabilities of Patch Tuesday November 2021

CVE-2021-38666Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim’s machine when a victim machine connects to an attacker-controller Remote Desktop server. No public exploit appears to exist at this time.

CVE-2021-42298Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. On successful exploitation of this vulnerability, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

CVE-2021-42279Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability. This is a memory corruption issue in the Chakra scripting engine used in Microsoft Edge browsers. The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Microsoft security bulletin summary for November 2021

  • 3D Viewer
  • Azure
  • Microsoft Dynamics
  • Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) in IE Mode
  • Microsoft Exchange Server
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft Office Access
  • Microsoft Office Excel
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint
  • Microsoft Office Word
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows Codecs Library
  • Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Windows Active Directory
  • Windows Defender
  • Windows Installer
  • Windows Kernel
  • Windows NTFS
  • Windows RDP
  • Windows Scripting

Product: Microsoft AzureCVEs/Advisory: CVE-2021-26444, CVE-2021-41373, CVE-2021-41374, CVE-2021-41375, CVE-2021-41376, CVE-2021-42300, CVE-2021-42301, CVE-2021-42302, CVE-2021-42303, CVE-2021-42304, CVE-2021-42323Impact: Elevation of Privilege, Information Disclosure. Tampering

Product: Visual Studio CodeCVEs/Advisory: CVE-2021-42322Impact: Elevation of Privilege

Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) in IE ModeCVEs/Advisory: CVE-2021-41351Impact: SpoofingKBs: 5007186, 5007189, 5007206, 5007215

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