Tag Archives: Security

Adobe Reader/Acrobat: Security updates available (August 11, 2020)

[German]Another addendum from this week. Adobe released a security update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat and other Adobe products such as Lightroom on August 11, 2020. These updates close some, partly critical, security holes. Here is some information.

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Windows PrintDaemon vulnerability CVE-2020-1337 details

[German]A security researcher has disclosed details of the vulnerability CVE-2020-1337 (Windows Print Spooler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability) and demonstrated how it can be exploited. The vulnerability affects Windows 7 through Windows 10 and their server counterparts; an update has been … Continue reading

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Project Zero: August 2020 LSASS patch does not adequately protect Windows 10

[German]Microsoft has probably failed to patch a vulnerability properly with its Windows security updates of August 11, 2020. They intend to fix the LSASS vulnerability. However, Google Project Zero says that the vulnerability is insufficiently patched in Windows 10 version … Continue reading

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0patch fixes CVE-2020-1113 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the vulnerability CVE-2020-1113 (Windows Task Scheduler Security Feature Bypass) for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license).

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Patchday: Updates for Windows 7/Server 2008 R2 (August 11, 2020)

[German]On August 11, 2020, Microsoft released several (security) updates for Windows 7 SP1 (ESU) and Windows Server 2008 R2. Here is an overview of these updates.

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

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Patchday: Windows 8.1/Server 2012-Updates (August 11, 2020)

[German]On August 11, 2020, Microsoft released various updates for Windows 8.1. These updates are also available for Windows Server 2012 R2. Here is some information about them.

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Patchday: Windows 10-Updates (August 11, 2020)

[German]On August 11, 2020 (second Tuesday of the month, Patchday at Microsoft) several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds were released. Here are some details about the respective updates.

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Google Chrome 84.0.4147.125 released

[German]Microsoft has released a new security update for the Google Chrome on August 10, 2020, which raises the browser to version 84.0.4147.125. Google has published this blog post about 84.0.4147.125.

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Google Chrome: Bug enables data theft

[German]In all Chromium browsers (Google Chrome, Edge, Opera) there is a fat bug CVE-2020-6519, which introduces a vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass the Content Security Policy (CSP) protection and steal data from website visitors.

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Security: Vulnerabilities in Cisco products

[German]A brief overview of various vulnerabilities in Cisco products. The Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G is vulnerable. And there are also vulnerabilities in AnyConnect (Windows).

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