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 garbage 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 functioning brain can probably own your system. There’s also a bunch of Elevation of Privilege stuff, which is just fancy talk for “we let someone who shouldn’t have access get it.”

And don’t even *think* about ignoring this one because you think you’re too small to be targeted. They always go after the low-hanging fruit first, and frankly, most of you ARE low-hanging fruit. Patch your systems. NOW. Before I have to remotely wipe your hard drives just to make the internet a slightly safer place.

Oh, and there’s some stuff about Exchange Server too, because why not add more pain? Just…patch everything. Seriously. Do it. I’m tired of cleaning up after these idiots.

Source: SANS ISC Diary

Related Anecdote (Because You People Need Hand-Holding)

I once had to spend 72 hours straight fixing a system that was compromised because someone didn’t bother patching a known vulnerability in SMBv1. SMBv1! It’s like leaving your front door wide open with a sign saying “Free Stuff Inside!” The user? Complained about the downtime. Seriously. Some people are beyond help.

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