Tag Archives: Windows Server

Windows 10 NTFS bug gets unofficial fix from OSR

[German]Developers at OSR have released an open-source filter driver that prevents the recently publicized NTFS bug, which can be used to corrupt NTFS volumes, from being exploited. This provides temporary protection for affected Windows 10 and Server systems until Microsoft … Continue reading

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Details of Windows NTLM vulnerability CVE-2021-1678 published

[German]Windows Server 2008 through Windows Server 2012 R2 contain the CVE-2021-1 vulnerability (NTLM Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability), but Microsoft has since patched it. Now details about the vulnerability have been published.

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Exploit for Kerberos authentication vulnerability CVE-2020-17049

[German]A security researcher from NetSPI, who discovered the Kerberos authentication vulnerability CVE-2020-17049, has now published the details as well as an exploit. Anyone running an affected environment on Windows Server should react and patch now at the latest.

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Microsoft patches new Windows Kerberos vulnerability CVE-2020-16996 with Dec 2020 updates

[German]With the December 2020 updates, Microsoft is making another attempt to use a layered approach to address the new Kerberos vulnerability CVE-2020-16996 in Active Directory Domain Controllers (DCs). This is stated in a support article published on December 8, 2020.

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Windows: Incorrect disk layout causes trouble with updates and feature upgrades

[German]If the disk layout on Windows machines does not comply with Microsoft specifications, this can quickly lead to trouble. During update installation, rollbacks occur and the installation of the feature updates fails due to an error message. Here is a … Continue reading

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

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0patch fixes 0-day vulnerability in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for a 0-day vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license). Here is some information about this micropatch.

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Windows-Updates with Fix for Kerberos-Authentication-Problem (11/19/2020)

[German]Microsoft has published further special updates for various Windows Server versions as of November 19, 2020. These are intended to fix the problems with Kerberos authentication of ticket renewals on domain controllers for the operating system versions concerned.

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0patch fixes CVE-2020-1300 in Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

[German]ACROS Security has released a micropatch for the CVE-2020-1300C (RCE) vulnerability for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 (without ESU license). Here is some information about this micropatch.

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Windows out-of-band updates with fix for Kerberos authentication ticket renewal issue

[German]Microsoft has been rolling out special updates for various versions of Windows Server since November 17, 2020. These are intended to solve the problems with Kerberos authentication of ticket renewals on domain controllers.

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Windows 10/Windows Server: Update KB4586781 causes issues with Kerberos DC authentication

[German]Short information for administrators in Windows 10 environments (version 2004 and 20H2), where Windows Server 2004/20H2 is already in use. Update KB4586781, released on November 10, 2020, causes issues with Kerberos authentication on domain controllers (DC) in very specific environments … Continue reading

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