Don't use Internet Explorer

Microsoft Security Advisory 2963983 (CVE-2014-1776) is a serious Vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web browser that could Allow Remote Code Execution. Microsoft is aware of limited, targeted attacks that attempt to exploit a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 10, and Internet Explorer 11.

The vulnerability is a remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the way that Internet Explorer accesses an object in memory that has been deleted or has not been properly allocated. The vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer. An attacker could host a specially-crafted website that is designed to exploit this vulnerability through Internet Explorer and then convince a user to view the website.

For more information on Microsoft Security Vulnerability 2963983, please visit:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/2963983.aspx

Skyward and other vendors are recommending that everyone use an alternate web browser until Microsoft releases a patch. 

Do you have your new password ready?

Do you have your fifteen character password ready?

This is a reminder that starting July 15, all staff must have a long password. New passwords must be at least fifteen characters long and contain at least one number and symbol.

The good news? Your password will not expire, so you won't ever have to change it unless it gets cracked.

If you are wondering why, or need help creating a password that long that you can also remember, please read "How to choose a good password" on our documentation site.

On July 15, we will switch our servers from Novell to Microsoft. This means your current Novell password will no longer work, and you will have to start using a new one. Because we cannot see or export your current passwords, we will assign you a new one that you must start using on July 15.

Before the end of school, you will receive a piece of paper which will contain your new password. On July 15, you will need to start using this new password. You may want to change it to something you can remember more easily, but you must use the password issued to you at least once to log in and change your password.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me or read the detailed explanation at http://sites.google.com/a/oregonsd.net/technology-integration-tool/Home/passwords (staff login required).

Critical Internet Explorer security vulnerability patch

If you remember hearing about Google and other companies getting hacked by China, it was due to a security hole in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Microsoft is releasing an emergency security patch to solve this issue.

Please patch your home computers.

What is the purpose of this alert?

This alert is to provide you with an overview of the new security bulletin being released (out-of-band) on January 21, 2010.

 

New Security Bulletin

Microsoft is releasing one new security bulletin (out-of-band) for newly discovered vulnerabilities:

 

Bulletin ID	Bulletin Title	Maximum Severity Rating	Vulnerability Impact	Restart Requirement	Affected Software
MS10-002	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207)	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Requires a restart	All supported versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008*, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2*.

* Where indicated in the Affected Software table on the bulletin Web page, the vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, when installed using the Server Core installation option. Please see the bulletin Web page at the link in the left column for more details.

 

Public Bulletin Webcast

 

Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on this bulletin:

Title: Information About Microsoft's January 2010 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Release

Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time (U.S. & Canada).

URL: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032440627

 

Public Resources related to this alert

 

• Security Bulletin MS10-002 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207):
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-002.mspx

 

• Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/

 

• Microsoft Security Research & Defense (SRD) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/srd/

 

• Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/mmpc/

 

• Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/sdl/

 

New Security Bulletin Technical Details

 

In the following tables of affected and non-affected software, software editions that are not listed are past their support lifecycle. To determine the support lifecycle for your product and edition, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site at http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/.

 

Bulletin Identifier		Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-002
Bulletin Title		Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (978207)
Executive Summary		This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The more severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer.   The security update addresses these vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, validates input parameters, and filters HTML attributes.   This security update also addresses the vulnerability first described in Microsoft Security Advisory 979352.
Affected Software		All supported versions of Internet Explorer on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008*, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2*. * Where indicated in the Affected Software table on the bulletin Web page, the vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, when installed using the Server Core installation option. Please see the bulletin Web page at the link below for more details.
CVE, Exploitability Index Rating		CVE-2010-0244: Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (EI = 1) CVE-2010-0245: Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (see note below) CVE-2010-0246: Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (see note below) CVE-2010-0247: Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability (EI = 1) CVE-2010-0248: HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (EI = 2) CVE-2010-0249: HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability (EI = 1) CVE-2009-4074: XSS Filter Script Handling Vulnerability (see note below) CVE-2010-0027: URL Validation Vulnerability (EI = 1)   Note: Please see the Exploitability Index table of the bulletin summary page for more details: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-jan.mspx
Attack Vectors		A maliciously crafted Web page A maliciously crafted HTML e-mail
Mitigating Factors		Users would have to be persuaded to visit a malicious Web site. Exploitation only gains the same user rights as the logged on account. 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. By default, all supported versions of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express open HTML e-mail messages in the Restricted Sites zone. By default, IE on Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 runs in a restricted mode.
Restart Requirement	The update will require a restart.

Bulletins Replaced by This Update	MS09-072
Publicly Disclosed? Exploited?	CVE-2010-0249 has been publicly disclosed prior to release. CVE-2010-0249 has been exploited in the wild at release.
Full Details	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-002.mspx

 

Regarding Information Consistency

 

We strive to provide you with accurate information in static (this mail) and dynamic (Web-based) content. Microsoft’s security content posted to the Web is occasionally updated to reflect late-breaking information. If this results in an inconsistency between the information here and the information in Microsoft’s Web-based security content, the information in Microsoft’s Web-based security content is authoritative.

 

If you have any questions regarding this alert please contact your Technical Account Manager or Application Development Consultant.

 

Thank you,

 

Microsoft CSS Security Team

 

 

Heidi Felker

Education Account Manager - US Public Sector

Microsoft Corporation

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Redmond, Washington 98052

 

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