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Category Archives: Software
Thunderbird 115.2.0/102.15.0
The Thunderbird developers have released another update of the email client to version 115.2.0 on August 29/30, 2023. It is an update, which should eliminate errors. Furthermore, Thunderbird 102.15.0 has been released as the last version in this branch.
Unfixed Skype bug allows attackers to query victims' IP address (August 2023)
[German]A security researcher has come across a way to determine the IP address of a Skype user without the target person even having to click on a link (IP address spoofing). This could be used to spy on people (e.g. … Continue reading
WordPress 6.3.1 released
The developers have released WordPress 6.3.1 as of August 29, 2023. It is a maintenance update that fixes 10 bugs (four in WordPress Core and 6 in Block Editor) according to the release notes.
WinRAR vulnerability CVE-2023-40477: Also third-party software affected?
In my blog post WinRAR Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-40477 I had mentioned a vulnerability in WinRAR, which has been fixed with the update to WinRAR version 6.23. Andreas Marx from AV-Test recently pointed out that basically all software that uses … Continue reading
Palo Alto: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Vulnerabilities Readback (August 2023)
[German]Vendor Ivanti has had to warn about critical vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) several times in recent weeks and issue security updates. The starting point for this flood of security reports was that Norway's government was hacked via … Continue reading
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 ...
Outlook: Body of accepted meetings is write only now; by design after Office August 2023 update
[German]Short information for administrators of Office installations with Microsoft Outlook. I received reports, that since installing August 2023 updates for Microsoft Outlook were installed, the so-called body text of appointments can only be changed by the organizer of the appointment. … Continue reading
Google Chrome 116.0.5845.110/.111
[German]Google has released updates to the Google Chrome browser 116 in the stable channel for Mac, Linux and Windows on August 22, 2023. These are security updates that will be rolled out in the coming weeks and should eliminate 5 … Continue reading
New 0-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38035 in Ivanti Sentry
[German]I don't know if administrators of Ivanti Mobileron solutions can still hear it: The vendor is currently warning about a new 0-day vulnerability CVE-2023-38035 in Ivanti Sentry (formerly MobileIron Sentry). Versions 9.18, 9.17 and 9.16 are affected. Older editions are … Continue reading
WinRAR Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2023-40477
[German]I don't know how common WinRAR is among the blog readers. WiNRAR developers have fixed a critical code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-40477) in the software. It is enough to open a compromised archive file to allow attackers to execute arbitrary code … Continue reading
PowerHell: Attention, unfixed vulnerabilities in the PowerShell gallery
[German]Security researchers from Aqua Security came across several vulnerabilities in Microsoft's PowerShell gallery some time ago. The vulnerabilities were then reported to Redmond, where unsuccessful attempts were made to fix the bugs with patches. Now the security researchers have gone … Continue reading