Category Archives: Security

Microsoft Security Update Summary (December 13, 2022)

Posted on 2022-12-14 by guenni

[German]On December 13, 2022, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates fix 49 vulnerabilities, 6 of which are classified as critical, and two … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 102.6.0

Posted on 2022-12-13 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird have released another update of the email client to version 102.6.0 on December 13, 2022 (thanks to the reader for pointing this out). It's a bug-fix update that should fix some issues.

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Firefox 108.0 and 102.6.0 esr released

Posted on 2022-12-13 by guenni

[German]The Mozilla developers have released the versions 108.0 and 102.6.0 ESR of the Firefox browser on December 13, 2022. The ESR versions are maintenance updates that are supposed to fix bugs. Firefox 108 is a new development branch. In both … Continue reading →

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Critical Vulnerability CVE-2022-27518 in Citrix ADC and Gateway

Posted on 2022-12-13 by guenni

[German]Citrix has informed about a critical vulnerability CVE-2022-27518 in its products Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. This affects versions: 12.1 (including FIPS and NDcPP) and 13.0 before 13.0-58.32 of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. However, both products are only affected … Continue reading →

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FortiGuard Labs reports: Critical vulnerability CVE-2022-42475 in FortiOS is exploited

Posted on 2022-12-13 by guenni

[German]FortiGuard Labs reported a critical vulnerability CVE-2022-42475 in FortiOS on December 12, 2022, which arguably allows remote code execution over SSL VPN. The bad thing is that this vulnerability is already being exploited in the wild. The vendor has since … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

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PoC: Avast, AVG and Microsoft Defender tricked by "wiper tool" to delete files

Posted on 2022-12-12 by guenni

[German]cecurity tools such as virus scanners claim to protect systems from threats. But malfunctions or vulnerabilities can unintentionally expose systems to particular risks. A security researcher recently demonstrated in a proof-of-concept (POC) that anti-malware solutions can be tricked into selectively … Continue reading →

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Google releases details of CVE-2022-41128 vulnerability in Internet Explorer, exploited by ScarCruft hackers

Posted on 2022-12-09 by guenni

[German]Security researchers at Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have published details of a (then 0-Day) vulnerability in Internet Explorer's JavaScript engine that was discovered on October 31, 2022. This 0-Day was probably actively exploited by North Korean hackers to attack … Continue reading →

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Vulnerabilities in connected cars allow remote access at Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, Acura, etc.

Posted on 2022-12-09 by guenni

[German]Modern vehicles are equipped with a lot of electronics and software so that they can access various functions as conveniently as possible. However, security researchers have identified serious weaknesses in vehicles from Honda, Nissan, Infiniti and Acura. In the U.S., … Continue reading →

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Ransomware attack responsible for Rackspace Exchange instance outage in Dec. 2022

Posted on 2022-12-07 by guenni

[German]At the beginning of December 2022, there was an outage of the Exchange instances of the US provider Rackspace that lasted several days. Now the company has confirmed that a ransomware attack on its servers was the reason for this … Continue reading →

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Details of the vulnerability in NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi6 Router (RAX30 AX2400)

Posted on 2022-12-07 by guenni

[German]Netgear has released a last-minute patch to close a vulnerability in the firmware of the Nighthawk WiFi6 router (RAX30 AX2400) on December 1, 2022. A misconfiguration allowed attackers in router firmware prior to version V1.0.9.90 to communicate with these devices … Continue reading →

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