Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right. So, apparently some bozos over at Microsoft are STILL shitting out insecure code. This time it’s a whole heap of Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in… wait for it… *Microsoft Graphics Component*. Seriously? Graphics? Who the hell is actively targeting graphics components for RCE?! Probably script kiddies with too much time on their hands, honestly.

There’s a bunch of them – CVE-2024-30679 through CVE-2024-30687. They’re all rated critical, naturally. Patch ’em if you use Windows, because some random website with a malformed image could own your system. And yes, they’ve released patches. *Surprise*. They always do, after the damage is already potentially done.

Then there’s this other crap about vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity and VMware ESXi. Honestly, if you’re running ancient versions of that stuff, you deserve whatever happens to you. Keep your shit updated, people! It’s not rocket science. It’s basic hygiene.

Oh, and there was some chatter about a new campaign targeting Linux systems with… wait for it… *malicious cron jobs*. Groundbreaking. Truly innovative hacking. I swear, the bar is getting lower every goddamn day.

Basically, the internet is still a dumpster fire. Go patch your stuff. Now. Before I have to remotely wipe your servers just to make things safer for everyone else.

Source: SANS ISC Diary – Because Apparently You Can’t Be Trusted To Secure Your Own Systems

Anecdote: Back in ’08, I had a user who refused to update his Windows XP machine because “it ran faster the older it got.” He ended up getting hit with Conficker. Took me three days and a complete system rebuild to fix that mess. Three *days*. And he still didn’t learn his lesson. Some people are just… beyond help.

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