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Tag Archives: Software
Vulnerabilities in Bitwarden password manager browser extension can reveal passwords
[German]Users of the Bitwarden password manager run into the risk of the auto-fill feature leaking credentials when visiting websites. Malicious websites could steal credentials via an IFRAME embedded in trusted pages and send them to an attacker.
Veeam fixes critical vulnerability CVE-2023-27532 in Backup & Replication V11a/V12
[German]A small note for users of the backup software from the manufacturer Veeam. As of March 7, 2023, Veeam has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-27532) in its Backup & Replication product in versions V11a/V12 via an update. The update via … Continue reading
Fortinet March 2023 Security Advisory
[German]Administrators of Fortinet's FortiOS and FortiProxy must become active. The manufacturer has published various security advisories for different products as of March 7, 2023. Among other things, a DoS vulnerability CVE-2022-45861 in FortiOS and FortiProxy are addressed. Some of the … Continue reading
Critical vulnerability CVE-2023-0656 in SonicWall firewalls
[German]SonicWall has issued a security alert SNWLID-2023-0004 as of March 2, 2023. Several applications are at risk from critical vulnerability CVE-2023-0656. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause a denial of service (DoS) … Continue reading
Citrix about "Perpetual licenses": Customers should rather take out a subscription
Are Citrix customers who still have perpetual licenses run into problems? The manufacturer is now trying to force these customers into a subscription with its "Universal License". In the medium term, customers with perpetual licenses will have a harder time … 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 ...
Microsofts FSLogix: Hotfix 1 (2.9.8440.42104) released for buggy v2210
[German]Brief note for troubled administrators in companies who use FSLogix and are annoyed by the numerous bugs in version 2210. Microsoft has now released FSLogix 2210 Hotfix 1 (2.9.8440.42104). This is supposed to fix the numerous problems of version 2210. … Continue reading
Windows 10/11: Microsoft still ships old version of cURL lib with vulnerabilities (Feb. 2023)
[German]It's a messy story that I'm posting here on the blog again. Microsoft fails to ship cURL with Windows 10/11 in such a way that the software is up to date and no longer has known vulnerabilities. I had already … Continue reading
Licensing hooks: MS SQL Server license increased by factor 3, and user-based Oracle Java SE licenses
[German]Today a nice article about how Microsoft and Oracle are pulling customers you around the arena by a nose ring. Blame the licensing thing. Depending on your view, it's either love or hate. Some will happily donate their money for … Continue reading
Microsoft Security Update Summary (February 14, 2023)
[German]On February 14, 2023, Microsoft released security updates for Windows clients and servers, for Office, etc. – as well as for other products – released. The security updates fix 75 vulnerabilities, of which 9 are critical, 66 are important and … Continue reading
KeePass 2.53.1 fixes vulnerability CVE-2023-24055
[German]The developers of the password safe KeePass have improved the new version KeePass 2.53.1 with regard to the vulnerability CVE-2023-24055. Specifically, the export function for passwords has been secured. This was preceded by a warning from the Cyber Emergency Response … Continue reading