[German]The free Samba software contains a 'use-after-free' vulnerability in all versions since Samba 4.0 (released in 2012). A 2nd 'heap memory information leak' vulnerability is present since Samba version 3.6.0. Bit Linux distros are offering patches.
[German]Image hoster imgur confirmed, that they has been hacked in 2014. The intruders has stolen email addresses and password for login.
[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.
[German]The shopping portal AliExpress of the Chinese AliBaba Group has been hackable by a simple trick. Important customer credit card data could be accessed directly from criminals. The vulnerability has been fixed now.
[German]Just a short note – I assume, that Microsoft has pulled .NET Framework Update KB4049016 for unknown reason.
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Just a short note: There has been for a few hours a cumulative update KB9999786 been available at Microsoft Update Catalog and for WSUS. But now it has been pulled.
[German]Microsoft has released a cumulative update KB4055254 for Windows 10 Creators Update (V1703). This update intends to fix the Epson dot matrix printing bug, that prevents printing from Windows after installing November 14, 2017 patches.
[German]According to Microsoft, the partially not working ASLR memory protection in Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 is not a bug, but simply a feature that has been built in.
[German]Microsoft has confirmed a forced [unintended] upgrade from Windows 10 V 1703 to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, although this has been blocked by administrators who set the system halt for upgrades via CBB.
[German]This blog post discusses error 0x800706b5, that can hit users of Windows 10 (or previous Windows versions) during update installation.
MVP:
2013 – 2016
WIMVP:
2017 – 2020
