Category Archives: Software

Outlook.com: IMAP-XOAUTH2 login fails – some mail clients affected

Posted on 2021-09-29 by guenni

[German]Microsoft seems to have recently changed the authentication for the IMAP protocol on its Outlook.com email service. It is no longer possible to use XOAUTH2, so some mail clients refuse to cooperate. Here is a brief overview of the situation.

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Thunderbird 91.1.2

Posted on 2021-09-28 by guenni

[German]The developers of the Thunderbird email client have released Thunderbird 91.1.2 on September 28, 2021. This is a maintenance and security update for the 91 development branch, which makes minor fixes.

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WordPress DSGVO Plugin from legalweb.io hacked

Posted on 2021-09-27 by guenni

[German]The GDPR plugin for WordPress from the provider legalweb.io has been hacked. WordPress installations that have used this plugin are considered compromised. Users are being redirected to malware sites. Here is a brief summary of what I am aware of … Continue reading →

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Exchange Server September 2021 CU comes Sept. 28 with Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation Service

Posted on 2021-09-27 by guenni

[German]A brief article about Microsoft Exchange Server (On-Premises). The release of the Cumulative Update (CU) for Microsoft Exchange Server for September 2021 has been postponed to September 28, 2021. There are supposed to be some new features with the cumulative … Continue reading →

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Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 3.0.1

Posted on 2021-09-27 by guenni

Microsoft has just released Microsoft.Data.SqlClient version 3.0.1. The update fixes several issues that are important to users.

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

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Microsoft Edge 94.0.992.31

Posted on 2021-09-26 by guenni

[German]Following the Chrome update (to version 94.0.4606.61), Microsoft has also updated the Edge browser to version 94.0.992.31 as of September 24, 2021 via Windows Update. The security update fixes the vulnerability CVE-2021-37973, which has already been fixed in Google Chrome. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft tries to register autodiscover domains

Posted on 2021-09-25 by guenni

[German]After a design error in the Autodiscover protocol used by Microsoft Exchange became public, Microsoft is now rushing to register all Autodiscover domains. This is because clients may leak access data from Exchange accounts to such Autodiscover domains via the … Continue reading →

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Chrome 94.0.4606.61 fixes 0-day

Posted on 2021-09-25 by guenni

[German]Google has surprisingly released the stable version of Google Chrome 94.0.4606.61 for Windows, Mac and Linux on September 24, 2021. It is a security update that closes a 0-day vulnerability. Here is a brief overview of what problem has been … Continue reading →

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Firefox 92.0.1 released

Posted on 2021-09-25 by guenni

[German]On September 23, 2021, Mozilla developers released version 92.0.1 as a maintenance update of the Firefox browser. According to the release notes, there are only two bug fixes. It fixes an issue where audio playback didn't work on some Linux … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability in 100 million IP cameras from Hikvision and OEMs

Posted on 2021-09-23 by guenni

[German]A command injection vulnerability exists in the web server of some Hikvision products due to insufficient input validation. Unauthorized persons could send messages with malicious commands to the web server via this vulnerability. The manufacturer has provided a firmware update … Continue reading →

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