Seriously?! More Vulnerabilities?

Right, listen up. Apparently, some clowns over at Microsoft are STILL letting shit slip through in their updates. This month’s patch Tuesday is a goddamn mess of 76 vulnerabilities. SEVENTY-SIX! Like they don’t have enough people getting paid to test this crap before it goes live?

The worst offender? A critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in the Windows Graphics Component. Yeah, you read that right. RCE. Meaning some script kiddie with a slightly-above-average understanding of PowerShell can probably own your system. Fantastic.

There’s also a bunch of Elevation of Privilege stuff – meaning if someone *already* has access to your machine (because security is clearly optional), they can just… get more access. Groundbreaking. And, naturally, there’s the usual smattering of information disclosure and denial-of-service vulnerabilities. Because why fix the big problems when you can add a few minor annoyances?

Oh, and don’t forget about Exchange Server. It’s always Exchange Server. More holes than a Swiss cheese, that thing is. They *say* they’ve fixed some stuff from previous exploits, but honestly? I wouldn’t trust it as far as I could throw it.

Basically, patch your systems. Now. Before someone decides to use this garbage against you. And then complain when things break because Microsoft’s updates are always half-baked and poorly documented. It’s a whole cycle of pain, honestly. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Source: SANS ISC Diary – If you must…

Related Anecdote: Back in ’08, I was babysitting a network for a small firm. They “trusted” their outsourced IT guy to handle patching. Turns out he hadn’t touched the Exchange server in six months. Six MONTHS! A simple Metasploit module later and… well, let’s just say they learned a very expensive lesson about due diligence. I spent the next 72 hours cleaning up that mess while muttering obscenities under my breath. Don’t be like them.

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