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Critical Patches Issued for Microsoft Products, November 12, 2019 MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2019-122 DATE(S) ISSUED: 11/12/2019 OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have…
Critical Patches Issued for Microsoft Products, November 12, 2019
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On November 6, 2019, the Cyber Threat Alert Level was evaluated and is remaining at Blue (Guarded) due to vulnerabilities in Google and Microsoft products. On October 31, the MS-ISAC released an advisory for multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. On November 4, the MS-ISAC released an advisory for a vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac which could allow for remote code execution. On November 5, the MS-ISAC released an advisory for multiple vulnerabilities in Google Android, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Organizations and users are advised to update and apply all appropriate vendor security patches to vulnerable systems and to continue to update their antivirus signatures daily. Another line of defense includes user awareness training regarding the threats posed by attachments and hypertext links contained in emails especially from un-trusted sources
