Microsoft Patch Tuesday — January 2019: Vulnerability disclosures and Snort coverage

Microsoft released its monthly security update today, disclosing a variety of vulnerabilities in several of its products. The latest Patch Tuesday covers 49 vulnerabilities, seven of which are rated “critical,” 40 that are considered “important” and one that is “moderate.” This release also includes a critical security advisory for multiple bugs in Adobe Flash Player.

This month’s security update covers security issues in a variety of Microsoft’s products, including the Jet Database Engine, Office SharePoint and the Chakra Scripting Engine. Check out Talos’ complete coverage of Microsoft Patch Tuesday here.