Category Archives: Software

Exchange Server: New 0-day (not NotProxyShell, CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082)

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

[German]We're likely to get security updates for on-premises Exchange Server (2016-2019) in a few hours that will hopefully close the two 0-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) known since late September 2022. But there is likely another 0-day vulnerability in Exchange Server … Continue reading →

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Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC 2022.003.20258; Installer Error 2251.Database: Transform

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

[German]Adobe has released its (planned) update of Adobe Acrobat (Reader) DC to version 2022.003.20258 (Windows) and (Mac) on October 11, 2022. This update includes some new features and fixes some bugs. However, the installation ends with the error "2251.Database: Transform" … Continue reading →

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Exchange Server: Microsofts improves solutions for 0-day mitigation again (October 8, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

[German]One more addendum regarding On-Premises Exchange Server (2016-2019) and the two 0-Day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) known since the end of September 2022. As of the weekend (October 8, 2022), Microsoft had again tweaked its articles to mitigate these vulnerabilities. In … Continue reading →

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VirtualBox 7.0.0 with Secure Boot and virtual TPM support

Posted on 2022-10-11 by guenni

[German]Oracle's developers have released the new Virtualbox version 7.0.0 on October 10, 2022. Secure Boot has been implemented in the EFI in this version. In addition, this version can emulate virtual TPM 1.2 and 2.0, which comes into play for … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 102.3.2

Posted on 2022-10-08 by guenni

[German]The developers of Thunderbird had to release another update of the email client to version 102.3.2 on October 7, 2022. It is a bug fix update, which should fix a number of bugs. Here is an overview.

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

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German security vendor DCSO finds Maggie backdoor in MS SQL servers

Posted on 2022-10-06 by guenni

[German]Technical threat research experts from German security firm DCSO recently came across a new type of backdoor. Dubbed Maggie, the malware targets Microsoft SQL servers, and an analysis found hundreds of infected installations worldwide. Here is a brief overview of … Continue reading →

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Exchange Server: Microsoft updates it's mitigation for the 0-day ProxyNotShell vulnerability (October 5, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-05 by guenni

[German]It's becoming somewhat like a never-ending story. Two 0-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) in Microsoft's on-premises Exchange Servers (2013, 2016, and 2019) have been known since late September 2022. The vulnerabilities, known as ProxyNotShell, are already being exploited in the wild. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft's 0-day protection bypassed, new assessments (Oct. 3, 2022)

Posted on 2022-10-04 by guenni

[German]A 0-day vulnerability (ZDI-CAN-18333) in Microsoft's on-premises Exchange Servers (2013, 2016, and 2019) has been known since late September 2022. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) are already being exploited in the wild. Microsoft did respond and published a workaround as well … Continue reading →

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Chrome 106.0.5249.91 released

Posted on 2022-10-01 by guenni

[German]Google has released the Google Chrome 106.0.5249.91 update for Mac and Windows on September 30, 2022. Both the Stable Channel and the Extended Stable Channel will receive this security update. It is a bug fix update that addresses vulnerabilities.

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Update on Exchange Server 0-day Vulnerability ZDI-CAN-18333: Fixes, Scripts and EMS Solution

Posted on 2022-10-01 by guenni

[German]The 0-day vulnerability ZDI-CAN-18333 in Microsoft's on-premises Exchange Servers (2013, 2016 and 2019) became public at the end of September. The vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-41040, CVE-2022-41082) are already being exploited in the wild. Now Microsoft is rolling out URI rewrite rules via … Continue reading →

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