Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 55 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 5 bulletins announced today by Microsoft. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.
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Microsoft has released 5 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
This security update contains the following:
KB5002587
KB5002503
and
Office Click-2-Run and Office 365 Release Notes and
Patched Versions for Microsoft 365 (C2R) are:
Current Channel: Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152)
Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2403 (Build 17425.20236)
Monthly Enterprise Channel: Version 2402 (Build 17328.20346)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview): Version 2402 (Build 17328.20346)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 2308 (Build 16731.20674)
Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel: Version 2302 (Build 16130.20990)
Office 2021 Retail: Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152)
Office 2019 Retail: Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152)
Office 2016 Retail: Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152)
Office LTSC 2021 Volume Licensed: Version 2108 (Build 14332.20706)
Office 2019 Volume Licensed: Version 1808 (Build 10410.20026)
Patched Version for Office(Excel) on Mac is: 16.84.1
Note: Microsoft has mentioned that there is a security update for Mac Excel for the month of May 2024, but has no release information. Hence, considering the version 16.84.1 as patched version because the previous Excel version for Mac is 16.84. We will be monitoring its release notes and will update the Signature once the information becomes available.
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: Windows
The detection extracts the Install Path for Microsoft Office via the Windows Registry. The QID checks the file version of "graph.exe" to identify vulnerable versions of Microsoft Office.
Operating System: MacOS
This QID checks for the vulnerable version of office application (Excel).
Note: Office click-2-run and Office 365 installations need to be updated manually or need to be set to automatic update. There is no direct download for the patch.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
CVE-2024-30042
This security update contains the following KBs:
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: Windows
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
Microsoft Sharepoint May 2024
Affected versions:
.NET 7.0 before version 7.0.19
.NET 8.0 before version 8.0.5
QID Detection Logic: Authenticated
On Windows, this QID detects vulnerable versions of Microsoft .NET by checking the file version.
On Linux, this QID detects vulnerable versions of Microsoft .NET by checking the .NET version present in "/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/" and "/root/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App" folders.
On Mac, this QID detects vulnerable versions of Microsoft .NET by checking the .NET version present in "/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/" folder.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
CVE-2024-30045
CVE-2024-30046
Affected Software:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6
Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 15.9
QID Detection Logic: Authenticated : Windows
This QID detects vulnerable versions of Microsoft Visual Studio by checking the registry key "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft" and file "devenv.exe" to check the version of the Visual Studio.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
CVE-2024-30045
CVE-2024-30046
CVE-2024-32002
CVE-2024-32004
KB5037765
KB5037782
KB5037770
KB5037768
KB5037771
KB5037781
KB5037788
KB5037763
KB5037800
KB5037836
KB5037780
KB5037803
KB5037778
KB5037823
QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks for the file version of 'ntoskrnl.exe'.
Patches:
The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
KB5037763
KB5037765
KB5037768
KB5037770
KB5037771
KB5037778
KB5037780
KB5037781
KB5037782
KB5037788
KB5037800
KB5037803
KB5037823
KB5037836
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 2.6.49-3. Each Qualys account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the Qualys Help menu, select the About tab.
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Analysis Report, available from the Qualys Vulnerability Management Reports tab.
Platforms and Platform Identification
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