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LibreOffice Remote File Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2018-6871
[German]In LibreOffice there is a Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2018-68719), allowing attackers to send files to the Internet using prepared table documents. This Remote Arbitrary File Disclosure vulnerability has been closed in LibreOffice 5.4.5/6.0.1.
Update KB4011123 fixes Outlook 2016 attachment bug
[German]Today, a little hint that might be helpful for administrators in corporate environments. Microsoft has released update KB4011123 for Outlook 2016, which fixes the attachment bug for mail forwarding.
Microsoft Security Update Minor Revision (CVE-2018-0802)
Another short Microsoft addendum on security updates, which has been released on January 9, 2018. The security description for Office (CVE-2018-0802) has been slightly revised.
Microsoft Patchday: Office, Flash, Windows (January 9, 2018)
[German]Microsoft's patchday on January 9, 2018 just brought us a few updates for Adobe Flash, Windows 10 V1709, Office and NET Framework so far. This is due the fact, that Microsoft already released some updates last week, to fix the … Continue reading
Is Microsofts (Word) DDE-Patch failed partially?
[German]In December 2017, Microsoft released security updates for Microsoft Office to disable DDE functionality. However, the vulnerability may not be completely mitigated, because a new malware campaign addresses the DDE vulnerability.
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Tagged DDE, Microsoft Word, Office, Security, Update
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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution
[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...
Microsoft Office Patchday (January 2, 2018)
[German]Yesterday, first Tuesday of the month, (January 2, 2018), Microsoft released non-security updates for Microsoft Office 2013 and Office 2016. Here are an overview of this updates.
Microsoft Security Advisory (December 12, 2017)
[German]As part of the December patchday (12/12/2017), Microsoft has also issued a Microsoft Security Advisory Notification. It addresses the security settings for Active Directory Domain Services. And it's discusses the DDE vulnerability when opening Office documents.
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Tagged Active Directory, DDE, Microsoft, Office, Security
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Hacker are misusing CVE-2017-11882 in Office EQNEDT32.EXE
[German]Microsoft Office is shipped with old equation editor EQNEDT32.EXE that contains a vulnerability. This vulnerability is used by hacker to distribute malware.
MS Office Build-In-Feature: Can be used for replicating malware
[German]Microsoft Office Build-In features have a vulnerability that allows malware to spread. Microsoft doesn't see any vulnerability – but now a' qkG Ransomware' seems to have emerged that uses exactly this technique.
Microsoft Office Viewer reaches End of Life 2017/2018
If you are still using the free Microsoft Office Viewer, it's time to say good by. Microsoft has announced the end of life for those viewers (Word Viewer, Excel Viewer and PowerPoint Viewer).