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97 CVEs discovered during the March Patch Tuesday updates
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Updated onMarch 23, 2021
updated onMarch 23, 2021
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The digital world is in a continued arms race between software, malware, and the tools used to keep us safe from malware.
Well, another round of this war has been concluded now that theMarch Patch Tuesdayupdates are here, as new reports of discovered CVEs have been brought to light.
So far, 2021 has been quite abundant in CVEs, with the following numbers being discovered each month:
Well, it seems that the month of March is quite abundant as well, with 97 CVEs discovered, all of which will be discussed in greater detail in the article below:
The March CVE report includes 97 identified CVEs
Vulnerabilities found in Adobe products
Of the 97 CVEs found this month, only 8 belonged to Adobe programs, more precisely Adobe Connect, Creative Cloud Desktop, and Framemaker.
Of the 8 identified CVEs, 4 were rated as beingCriticalwhile the other 4 were rated asImportant.
Vulnerabilities found in Microsoft products
As always, Microsoft products hold the bulk of identified CVEs, with 89 found this month alone.
These CVes affected multiple Microsoft services, including Microsoft Windows components, Azure and Azure DevOps, Azure Sphere, Internet Explorer and Edge (EdgeHTML), Exchange Server, Office , and more.
4 of these vulnerabilities were considered under active attack, so a smaller patch to fix them right away was released before the regular Patch Tuesday schedule.
Of these 89 bugs, they were rated as follows:
Which were some of the most severe CVEs?
While all CVEs should be deemed as noteworthy, there were some that stood out due to their severity, or the way they behaved:
All other identified CVEs are listed in the table below:
CVE
Title
Severity
January and February 2021 already started off with an ascending trend in terms of the number of CVEs, but March seems to have brought fewer for a change.
Remember that if you use any of the Microsoft or Adobe products and services mentioned above, you stand a greater risk because of the aforementioned vulnerabilities, so remember to download and install the latest Patch Tuesday updates.
It could also help to use third-party antivirus tools, but that means spending some more, while the Patch Tuesday updates are, and will always be free.
What’s your take on this month’s CVE report?
Let us know whether CVEs should be a concern for the general public by leaving us your feedback in the comments section below.
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