Microsoft March 2022 Patch Tuesday

Published: 2022-03-08. Last Updated: 2022-03-08 18:29:34 UTC
by Renato Marinho (Version: 1)

This month we got patches for 92 vulnerabilities. Of these, 3 are critical, 3 were previously disclosed, and one is already being exploited according to Microsoft.

Among critical vulnerabilities, there is a remote code execution (RCE) affecting Microsoft Exchange Server (CVE-2022-23277). According to the advisory, to exploit this vulnerability the attacker, as an authenticated user, could attempt to trigger malicious code in the context of the server's account through a network call. The CVSS for this vulnerability is 8.8 - the highest for this month.

The other two critical vulnerabilities are related to RCE vulnerabilities affecting HEVC (CVE-2022-22006) and VP9 (CVE-2022-24501) video extensions. For both vulnerabilities, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by convincing a victim to download and open a specially crafted file which could lead to a crash. The CVSS is the same for both as well: 7.8.

Now talking about the previously disclosed vulnerabilities, all three were rated as 'important'. One of them (CVE-2022-21990) is an RCE affecting Remote Desktop Client with a CVSS of 8.8 and rated as 'More likely' to be exploited in the security advisory. In the case of a Remote Desktop connection, an attacker with control of a Remote Desktop Server could trigger a remote code execution (RCE) on the RDP client machine when a victim connects to the attacking server with the vulnerable Remote Desktop Client.

The second is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows Fax and Scan Service (CVE-2022-24459) with a CVSS of 7.8 and the third is an RCE on .Net and Visual Studio with a CVSS of 6.3.

Among important vulnerabilities, there is an RCE affecting Windows Event Tracing (CVE-2022-23294). The advisory says: "an attacker with non-admin credentials can potentially carry out an exploit using this vulnerability. The authenticated attacker could potentially take advantage of this vulnerability to execute malicious code through the Event Log's Remote Procedure Call (RPC) endpoint on the server-side". About mitigation factors related to this vulnerability, the advisory says: "Access to the Event Log service endpoint is blocked by default and a firewall rule change is required to make the endpoint accessible from a locally triggered attack.".

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March 2022 Security Updates

Description
CVE	Disclosed	Exploited	Exploitability (old versions)	current version	Severity	CVSS Base (AVG)	CVSS Temporal (AVG)
.NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24464	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.5	6.5
.NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24512	Yes	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.3	5.5
Azure Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24506	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
CVE-2022-24515	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
CVE-2022-24469	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	8.1	7.1
CVE-2022-24518	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
CVE-2022-24519	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
Azure Site Recovery Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24467	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.3
CVE-2022-24468	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.3
CVE-2022-24517	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.3
CVE-2022-24470	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.3
CVE-2022-24471	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.3
CVE-2022-24520	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.3
Brotli Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
CVE-2020-8927	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
Chromium: CVE-2022-0789 Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE
CVE-2022-0789	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0790 Use after free in Cast UI
CVE-2022-0790	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0791 Use after free in Omnibox
CVE-2022-0791	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0792 Out of bounds read in ANGLE
CVE-2022-0792	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0793 Use after free in Views
CVE-2022-0793	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0794 Use after free in WebShare
CVE-2022-0794	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0795 Type Confusion in Blink Layout
CVE-2022-0795	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0796 Use after free in Media
CVE-2022-0796	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0797 Out of bounds memory access in Mojo
CVE-2022-0797	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0798 Use after free in MediaStream
CVE-2022-0798	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0799 Insufficient policy enforcement in Installer
CVE-2022-0799	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0800 Heap buffer overflow in Cast UI
CVE-2022-0800	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0801 Inappropriate implementation in HTML parser
CVE-2022-0801	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0802 Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode
CVE-2022-0802	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0803 Inappropriate implementation in Permissions
CVE-2022-0803	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0804 Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode
CVE-2022-0804	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0805 Use after free in Browser Switcher
CVE-2022-0805	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0806 Data leak in Canvas
CVE-2022-0806	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0807 Inappropriate implementation in Autofill
CVE-2022-0807	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0808 Use after free in Chrome OS Shell
CVE-2022-0808	No	No	-	-	-
Chromium: CVE-2022-0809 Out of bounds memory access in WebXR
CVE-2022-0809	No	No	-	-	-
HEIF Image Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24457	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23301	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-22006	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Critical	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-22007	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-24452	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-24453	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-24456	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Media Foundation Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2022-21977	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	3.3	2.9
CVE-2022-22010	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	4.4	3.9
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23278	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.9	5.2
Microsoft Defender for IoT Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23266	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Microsoft Defender for IoT Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23265	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.7
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23277	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Critical	8.8	7.7
Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24463	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
Microsoft Intune Portal for iOS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24465	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	3.3	2.9
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24509	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-24461	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-24510	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Microsoft Office Word Tampering Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24511	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.5	4.8
Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24462	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.5	4.8
Paint 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23282	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23253	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	6.5	5.7
Raw Image Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23295	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-23300	No	No	Unlikely	Unlikely	Important	7.8	6.8
Remote Desktop Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-21990	Yes	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	8.8	7.9
CVE-2022-23285	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	8.8	7.7
Remote Desktop Protocol Client Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24503	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.4	4.7
Skype Extension for Chrome Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24522	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.5	6.5
Tablet Windows User Interface Application Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24460	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
VP9 Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24451	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-24501	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Critical	7.8	6.8
Visual Studio Code Spoofing Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24526	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	6.1	5.3
Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23283	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
CVE-2022-23287	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
CVE-2022-24505	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24507	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows CD-ROM Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24455	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23286	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
Windows Common Log File System Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23281	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.5	4.8
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23291	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
CVE-2022-23288	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
Windows Event Tracing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23294	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	8.8	7.7
Windows Fast FAT File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23293	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows Fax and Scan Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24459	Yes	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	7.0
Windows HTML Platforms Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24502	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	4.3	3.9
Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2022-21975	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	4.7	4.1
Windows Inking COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23290	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23296	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows Media Center Update Denial of Service Vulnerability
CVE-2022-21973	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.5	4.8
Windows NT Lan Manager Datagram Receiver Driver Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23297	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	5.5	4.8
Windows NT OS Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23298	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
Windows PDEV Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23299	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-23284	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.2	6.5
Windows SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24508	No	No	More Likely	More Likely	Important	8.8	7.7
Windows Security Support Provider Interface Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24454	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.8	6.8
Windows Update Stack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-24525	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1
Xbox Live Auth Manager for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-21967	No	No	Less Likely	Less Likely	Important	7.0	6.1