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What is hwcdn.net [RESOLVED]

According to official Microsoft documentation the domain hwcdn.net is used by the Highwinds Content Delivery Network to perform Windows updates.

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Microsoft Windows ReadDirectoryChangesW information disclosure [CVE-2007-0843]

CVE number = CVE-2007-0843 (updated August 2021) The ReadDirectoryChangesW API function on Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Buffalo and Arcadyan manufactured routers

Tenable has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in routers manufactured by Arcadyan. During the disclosure process for the issues discovered in the

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View Once Photos and Videos on WhatsApp

WhatsApp are rolling out new View Once photos and videos that disappear from the chat after they’ve been opened, giving

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Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability [CVE-2021-1359]

CVE number – CVE-2021-1359 A vulnerability in the configuration management of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could

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MySQL InnoDB Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2021-2429]

CVE Number = CVE-2021-2429 This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of MySQL. Authentication is

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World’s first fully flexible satellite lifts-off

Eutelsat Quantum, backed by UK Space Agency funding and built in Britain by Airbus in Portsmouth and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) in Guildford, is

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(Pwn2Own) Microsoft Exchange Server OAB Arbitrary File Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2021-31198]

CVE number – CVE-2021-31198 Microsoft Exchange Server OAB Arbitrary File Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (Pwn2Own) This vulnerability allows remote

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Microsoft Windows Canonical Display Driver Privilege Escalation Vulnerability [CVE-2021-34516]

CVE number – CVE-2021-34516 Microsoft Windows Canonical Display Driver DrvTransparentBltInternal Untrusted Pointer Dereference Privilege Escalation Vulnerability This vulnerability allows local

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Adobe Prelude MP4 File Parsing Uninitialized Variable Information Disclosure Vulnerability [CVE-2021-36007]

CVE number – CVE-2021-36007 This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Adobe Prelude. User

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