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Published: January 19, 2020

Microsoft has released a security advisory (ADV200001) that currently only includes workarounds and mitigations that can be applied in order to safeguard vulnerable systems from attacks. At the time of writing, there is no patch yet available for this issue. Microsoft said it is working on a fix, to be released at a later date.

While Microsoft said it was aware that the IE zero-day was being exploited in the wild, the company described these as “limited targeted attacks,” suggesting the zero-day was not broadly exploited, but rather that it was part of attacks aimed at a small number of users. These limited IE zero-day attacks are believed to be part of a larger hacking campaign, which also involves attacks against Firefox users.

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website, for example, by sending an email.

REFERENCES

This IE RCE zero-day is also tracked as CVE-2020-0674

RESOLUTION

While this vulnerability and its current Microsoft-provided workaround is not anticipated to directly affect Vital Images Products, deployments of said products include the affected Internet Explorer file(s) listed in the advisory. Corporations should follow their company policies when considering the configuration mitigations provided in the Microsoft Advisory ADV200001 linked above.

Vital Images will continue to monitor announcements and progress regarding future patching for this vulnerability and will distribute updated communication as needed.

Vital Images recommends installing the Microsoft Monthly Roll-up Updates.

Disclaimer: When following any of the links provided you will be leaving Vital Images’ website. Vital Images is not responsible for the content, security or availability of linked sites.

If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: January 14, 2020

Microsoft has released security updates to address multiple critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, CVE-2020-0609, CVE-2020-0610 and CVE-2020-0611.

VULNERABILITY SUMMARIES

Windows Remote Desktop Server Vulnerabilities – CVE-2020-0609/CVE-2020-0610

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to the target systems RD Gateway via RDP.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how RD Gateway handles connection requests.

CVE-2020-0609/CVE-2020-0610:

• Affects all supported Windows Server versions (Server 2012 and newer; support for Server 2008 ends January 14, 2020);
• Occurs pre-authentication; and
• Requires no user interaction to perform.

The Microsoft Security Advisories for CVE-2020-0609 and CVE-2020-0610 address these vulnerabilities.

Windows Remote Desktop Client Vulnerability – CVE-2020-0611

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Windows Remote Desktop Client when a user connects to a malicious server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the computer of the connecting client. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have control of a server and then convince a user to connect to it. An attacker would need to trick the user into connecting via social engineering, DNS poisoning or using a Man in the Middle (MITM) technique. An attacker could also compromise a legitimate server, host malicious code on it, and wait for the user to connect.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Windows Remote Desktop Client handles connection requests.

CVE-2020-0611:

• Affects all supported Windows Server and Workstation versions (Support for Server 2008 and Windows 7 ends January 14, 2020)

The Microsoft Security Advisory for CVE-2020-0611 addresses this vulnerability.

RESOLUTION
Microsoft strongly recommends installing the Windows Updates as soon as possible.

Patches for all impacted versions can be found at the specific CVE links in the summary sections above.

Vital Images recommends installing the Microsoft Monthly Roll-up Updates.

Disclaimer: When following any of the links provided you will be leaving Vital Images’ website. Vital Images is not responsible for the content, security or availability of linked sites.

If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: October 31st, 2019

Google has released Chrome version 78.0.3904.87 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This version addresses vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system. One of these vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-13720) was detected in exploits in the wild.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Release and apply the necessary updates.

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:

Google is currently not publishing a summary of the vulnerability.

The following is an announcement from the link provided above:

“Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.”

REFERENCES:

• MITRE Advisory

RESOLUTION:
Vital Images recommends checking  your Chrome browser Help->About Google Chrome and confirming that you’re on the latest Chrome update 78.0.3904.87.

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If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: September 23, 2019

Microsoft has released an out of band security updates to address a scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability, CVE-2019-1367 for the following version of Internet Explorer:

• Internet Explorer 11

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

In a web-based attack scenario, an attacker could host a specially crafted website that is designed to exploit the vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website, for example, by sending an email.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how the scripting engine handles objects in memory.

REFERENCES:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and users and administrators to review the following resources and apply the necessary updates:

• Microsoft Security Vulnerability Information for  CVE-2019-1367

Other useful references:

• MITRE Advisory
• National Vulnerability Database

RESOLUTION:
Microsoft strongly recommends installing the Windows Update as soon as possible.

There is a vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild.

Vital Images recommends installing the Microsoft patches as they are released.

Disclaimer: When following any of the links provided you will be leaving Vital Images’ website. Vital Images is not responsible for the content, security or availability of linked sites.=

If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: August 14, 2019

Microsoft has released security updates to address two remote code execution vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182, in the following operating systems:

• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows 8.1
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows 10

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY:

An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. Similar to CVE-2019-0708 – dubbed BlueKeep and announced in June 2019 – these vulnerabilities are considered “wormable” because malware exploiting these vulnerabilities on a system could propagate to other vulnerable systems.

REFERENCES:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and users and administrators to review the following resources and apply the necessary updates:

• Microsoft Security Vulnerability Information for  CVE-2019-1181
• Microsoft Security Vulnerability Information for CVE-2019-1182

Other useful references:

• Microsoft Security Blog Post: Protect Against BlueKeep
• Microsoft Customer Guidance for CVE-2019-0708
• Microsoft Security Blog Post: Patch New Wormable Vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services (CVE-2019-1181/1182)

RESOLUTION:
Microsoft strongly recommends installing the Windows Update as soon as possible.

Both patches for all impacted versions can be found at the specific CVE links in the References section above.

Vital Images recommends installing the Microsoft Monthly Roll-up Updates.

Disclaimer: When following any of the links provided you will be leaving Vital Images’ website. Vital Images is not responsible for the content, security or availability of linked sites.

If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: July 19, 2019

DICOM.org has reported the following Security Advisory:

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

The DICOM Standards Organization has reported a data validation vulnerability in the preamble defined by the DICOM File format. According to this report, the vulnerability is exploitable by embedding executable code into the 128-byte preamble. A malicious actor could modify a DICOM file preamble so that it is treated as both an executable program and as a DICOM file. A user might be somehow convinced to execute the file.

Note:

The DICOM Network Communications protocol between modalities, PACS, and display systems does not transmit a preamble and is not subject to this vulnerability.

References:

DICOM FAQ Response to 128-byte preamble vulnerability

RESOLUTION

Review link provided above for details and vulnerability scenarios.

For Vital Images customers, always exercise caution by reviewing or AV (Antivirus)  scanning the contents of any portable media (CDs, USBs, etc.) to determine that all files are legitimate DICOM files. Vital recommends that affected users reach out to their specific AV vendor to determine if their solution properly scans for the affected file type. In the situation where an AV solution cannot be installed, affected users should take steps to make sure that they have processes and procedures in place to scan portable/removable media for suspicious files before introducing the media into their medical networks.

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If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: June 20, 2019

Microsoft® has provided the following Security Bulletin for the Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (a.k.a. BlueKeep) Vulnerability CVE-2019-0708:

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Remote Desktop Services – formerly known as Terminal Services – when an unauthenticated attacker connects to the target system using RDP and sends specially crafted requests. This vulnerability is pre-authentication and requires no user interaction. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted request to the target systems Remote Desktop Service via RDP.

The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Remote Desktop Services handles connection requests.

References:

• CVE-2019-0708 – From the National Vulnerability Database
• CVE-2019-0708 – Microsoft Security Announcement

Only impacted versions are listed:

• Windows 7 for X64-based Systems Service Pack 1 for Vitrea 6.x and Vitrea 7.x
• Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 for Vitrea 6.x

RESOLUTION
Microsoft strongly recommends taking the Windows Update as soon as possible.

The required patches for all impacted versions can be found here.

Vital Images recommends taking the Microsoft Monthly Updates.

Disclaimer: When following any of the links provided you will be leaving Vital Images’ website. Vital Images is not responsible for the content, security or availability of linked sites.

If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: June 17, 2019

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has provided the following Security Bulletin:

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY
Vulnerabilities discovered in HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) for Gen9 servers and Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) for Gen10 Servers could be exploited remotely to allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Unauthorized Data Injection, and Buffer Overflow.

References:

• CVE-2019-11982 – Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• CVE-2019-11983 – Buffer overflow in CLI
• CVE-2018-7117 – Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Only impacted versions are listed:

• HPE Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) for HPE Gen10 Servers 1.39 and earlier
• HPE Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) 2.61b and earlier

RESOLUTION
HPE has provided updated firmware for Integrated Lights-Out 4 (iLO 4) for Gen9 servers and Integrated Lights-Out 5 (iLO 5) for Gen10 to resolve these issues.

• For iLO 4 (GEN 9), acquire firmware version 2.70 (or later) here and install it
• For iLO 5 (GEN 10), acquire firmware version 1.40 (or later) here and install it

Hewlett Packard Enterprise strongly recommends the information in this Security Bulletin should be acted upon as soon as possible.

Vital Images recommends subscribing to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Security Bulletins for future security updates.

Disclaimer: When following any of the links provided you will be leaving Vital Images’ website. Vital Images is not responsible for the content, security or availability of linked sites.

If you have any questions, please contact Vital Customer Success.

Published: June 3, 2019

HPE has provided the following Security Announcement:

On May 14, 2019, Intel and other industry partners shared details and information about a new group of vulnerabilities collectively called Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS).  These security vulnerabilities in CPUs may allow information disclosure. Intel is releasing microcode updates (MCU) to mitigate these potential vulnerabilities. These are coupled with corresponding updates to operating system and hypervisor software.

More details are available through CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091, and the Intel Security Advisory.

Impact assessment for HPE Products is available here.

Additional details on HPE Support Center.

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Published: June 4, 2018

Microsoft has recently released a security update for a vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services(RDS). It has been reported that if two machines do not have the same RDS patch install level, an incompatibility issue between them can prevent log in.

This RDS update has been released through the standard Windows Update distribution channels and will be installed to those machines taking the standard monthly Windows Updates.

The RDS security update details are here: