Microsoft today released 58 security fixes across 10+ products and services, as part of the company’s monthly Patch Tuesday. More than a third of this month’s patches (22) are classified as remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. These are security bugs that need to be addressed right away as they are more easily exploitable, with no user interaction, either via the internet or from across a local network. Yes, good people of the Windows world, it’s time once again to use XEOX!
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The December 2020 Patch Tuesday Security Updates
Security Updates are available for the following software:
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based)
- Microsoft Edge for Android
- ChakraCore
- Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps
- Microsoft Exchange Server
- Azure DevOps
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Visual Studio
- Azure SDK
- Azure Sphere
Information about the updates:
- See Microsoft’s blog detailing the benefits of the new Security Update Guide layout here.
- Microsoft is improving Windows Release Notes. For more information, please see What’s next for Windows release notes.
- For information regarding enabling Windows 10, version 2004 features, please see Windows 10, version 20H2 delivery options. Note that Windows 10, versions 2004 and 20H2 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. They will also share the same security update KBs.
- For information regarding enabling Windows 10, version 1909 features, please see Windows 10, version 1909 delivery options. Note that Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. They will also share the same security update KBs.
- Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog.
- For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
- A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
- Updates for Windows RT 8.1 and Microsoft Office RT software are only available via Windows Update.
- In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
- Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for more information.
| Tag | CVE ID | CVE Title |
| Active Directory | CVE-2020-0761 | Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Active Directory | CVE-2020-0856 | Active Directory Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Active Directory | CVE-2020-0718 | Active Directory Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Active Directory | CVE-2020-0664 | Active Directory Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Active Directory Federation Services | CVE-2020-0837 | ADFS Spoofing Vulnerability |
| ASP.NET | CVE-2020-1045 | Microsoft ASP.NET Core Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
| Common Log File System Driver | CVE-2020-1115 | Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Internet Explorer | CVE-2020-1012 | WinINet API Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Internet Explorer | CVE-2020-16884 | Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO) Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Internet Explorer | CVE-2020-1506 | Windows Start-Up Application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Browsers | CVE-2020-0878 | Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16857 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations (on-premises) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16858 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16860 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16859 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16861 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16872 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16864 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16878 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16862 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Dynamics | CVE-2020-16871 | Microsoft Dynamics 365 (On-Premise) Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Exchange Server | CVE-2020-16875 | Microsoft Exchange Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-0921 | Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-0998 | Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1091 | Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1152 | Windows Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1097 | Windows Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1083 | Microsoft Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1053 | DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1308 | DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1245 | Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1285 | GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1256 | Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Graphics Component | CVE-2020-1250 | Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft JET Database Engine | CVE-2020-1039 | Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft JET Database Engine | CVE-2020-1074 | Jet Database Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft NTFS | CVE-2020-0838 | NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1594 | Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1335 | Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-16855 | Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1338 | Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1332 | Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1224 | Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1218 | Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office | CVE-2020-1193 | Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1345 | Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1205 | Microsoft SharePoint Spoofing Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1210 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1514 | Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1595 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1523 | Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1440 | Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1200 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1482 | Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1198 | Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1227 | Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1576 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1452 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1575 | Microsoft Office SharePoint XSS Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1453 | Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint | CVE-2020-1460 | Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft OneDrive | CVE-2020-16853 | OneDrive for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft OneDrive | CVE-2020-16851 | OneDrive for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft OneDrive | CVE-2020-16852 | OneDrive for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Scripting Engine | CVE-2020-1057 | Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Scripting Engine | CVE-2020-1180 | Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Scripting Engine | CVE-2020-1172 | Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1596 | TLS Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1169 | Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1593 | Windows Media Audio Decoder Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1159 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1598 | Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0790 | Microsoft splwow64 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0922 | Microsoft COM for Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0782 | Windows Cryptographic Catalog Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0648 | Windows RSoP Service Application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0766 | Microsoft Store Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1590 | Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1376 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1471 | Windows CloudExperienceHost Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-16879 | Projected Filesystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1013 | Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1532 | Windows InstallService Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1491 | Windows Function Discovery Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1303 | Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1252 | Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1559 | Windows Storage Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1507 | Microsoft COM for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1508 | Windows Media Audio Decoder Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0914 | Windows State Repository Service Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0886 | Windows Storage Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0989 | Windows Mobile Device Management Diagnostics Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0875 | Microsoft splwow64 Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0912 | Windows Function Discovery SSDP Provider Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1038 | Windows Routing Utilities Denial of Service |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0908 | Windows Text Service Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1052 | Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0911 | Windows Modules Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0805 | Projected Filesystem Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1119 | Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1146 | Microsoft Store Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-0951 | Windows Defender Application Control Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1122 | Windows Language Pack Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows | CVE-2020-1098 | Windows Shell Infrastructure Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows Codecs Library | CVE-2020-1319 | Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows Codecs Library | CVE-2020-0997 | Windows Camera Codec Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows Codecs Library | CVE-2020-1129 | Microsoft Windows Codecs Library Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows DNS | CVE-2020-0839 | Windows dnsrslvr.dll Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows DNS | CVE-2020-1228 | Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| Microsoft Windows DNS | CVE-2020-0836 | Windows DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| Open Source Software | CVE-2020-16873 | Xamarin.Forms Spoofing Vulnerability |
| SQL Server | CVE-2020-1044 | SQL Server Reporting Services Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability |
| Visual Studio | CVE-2020-16874 | Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Visual Studio | CVE-2020-16856 | Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Visual Studio | CVE-2020-16881 | Visual Studio JSON Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Windows DHCP Server | CVE-2020-1031 | Windows DHCP Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Diagnostic Hub | CVE-2020-1130 | Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Windows Diagnostic Hub | CVE-2020-1133 | Diagnostics Hub Standard Collector Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Windows Hyper-V | CVE-2020-0904 | Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| Windows Hyper-V | CVE-2020-0890 | Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-0941 | Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-0928 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-16854 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-1034 | Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-1033 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-1589 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Kernel | CVE-2020-1592 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability |
| Windows Print Spooler Components | CVE-2020-1030 | Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
| Windows Shell | CVE-2020-0870 | Shell infrastructure component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability |
The following KBs contain information about known issues with the security updates. For a complete list of security update KBs, please see 20201208. For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see Windows message center.
| KB ARTICLE | APPLIES TO |
|---|---|
| 4592438 | Windows 10, version 2004, Windows Server version 2004, Windows 10, version 20H2, Windows Server version 20H2 |
| 4592440 | Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019 |
| 4592449 | Windows 10, version 1903, Windows Server version 1903, Windows 10, version 1909, Windows Server version 1909 |
| 4592468 | Windows Server 2012 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 4592471 | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 4592484 | Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 4592495 | Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2 (Security-only update) |
| 4592497 | Windows Server 2012 (Security-only update) |
| 4592498 | Windows Server 2008 (Monthly Rollup) |
| 4592503 | Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update) |
| 4592504 | Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update) |
| 4593226 | Windows 10, version 1607, Windows Server 2016 |
| 4593465 | Exchange Server 2019, Exchange Server 2016 |
| 4593466 | Exchange Server 2013 |
| 4593467 | Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 |
More Information:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-december-2020-patch-tuesday-fixes-58-vulnerabilities/
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2020-Dec
https://wuinstall.com/index.php/blog-list/item/24-how-to-force-windows-2004-feature-upgrade-os-build-19041-to-install-using-the-command-line.html
https://windowsreport.com/windows-10-patch-tuesday-update-history/
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- CVE-2020-16996
- CVE-2020-17094
- CVE-2020-17095
- CVE-2020-17096
- CVE-2020-17098
- CVE-2020-17099
- CVE-2020-17115
- CVE-2020-17119
- CVE-2020-17120
- CVE-2020-17121
- CVE-2020-17122
- CVE-2020-17123
- CVE-2020-17124
- CVE-2020-17125
- CVE-2020-17126
- CVE-2020-17127
- CVE-2020-17128
- CVE-2020-17129
- CVE-2020-17130
- CVE-2020-17132
- CVE-2020-17133
- CVE-2020-17138
- CVE-2020-17140
- CVE-2020-17141
- CVE-2020-17142
- CVE-2020-17143
- CVE-2020-17144
- CVE-2020-17147
- CVE-2020-17148
- CVE-2020-17152
- CVE-2020-17153
- CVE-2020-17156
- CVE-2020-17158
- CVE-2020-17160
