Security News > 2020 > October > October 2020 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes potentially wormable Windows TCP/IP RCE flaw
Microsoft has plugged 87 security holes, including critical ones in the Windows TCP/IP stack and Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise.
CVE-2020-16898 - A Windows TCP/IP vulnerability that could be remotely exploited by sending a specially crafted ICMPv6 router advertisement to an affected Windows server or client and could allow code execution.
CVE-2020-16947 - A remote code execution flaw affecting Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise.
Adobe has published a single security bulletin this time, carrying news of security updates for Adobe Flash Player for Windows, macOS, Linux and Chrome OS. A critical NULL pointer dereference flaw has been fixed, which could lead to an exploitable crash and potentially allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
SAP marked the October 2020 Patch Tuesday by releasing 15 security notes and updates to 6 previously released ones.
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Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-16 | CVE-2020-16898 | Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft products <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows TCP/IP stack improperly handles ICMPv6 Router Advertisement packets. low complexity microsoft | 8.8 |
| 2020-10-16 | CVE-2020-16947 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, Office and Outlook <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. | 7.5 |