AudioCodes Plugs AD Password Leak in Mediant SBCs

The release of AudioCodes SBC firmware 7.20A.100 fixes an issue where the Active Directory passwords of your SBC administrators might be inadvertently captured into the Syslog. This issue is isolated to the AD / LDAP Authentication feature, where the SBC will let you authenticate to its web console using your Active Directory credentials. It passes …

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Lync 2013 Server Update – December 2016

This “Take 2” at the November CU updates the Core and Web Components from 5.0.8308.974 to 5.0.8308.977, addressing this issue that snuck into the last update: Kb3212869: Searching for a user on Lync Mobile returns no results after the November 2016 Cumulative Update for Lync Server 2013 is installed. What’s Fixed? Just the above. What’s …

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PDP (CAC) Errors After Installing SfB 2015 CU4

I noted in my recent post about CU4 that I’d seen a recurrent 32270 error in my Lab after the install, and that it took another reboot to banish. Roll forward a few weeks to my current customer deployment and I’ve been seeing recurrent PDP (Call Admission Control) errors… since the moment CU4 went on. …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – December 2016

Our pre-Christmas update (KB3127976) takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4875.1001 to 15.0.4885.1000, and boy is it bursting with Christmas cheer! What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb3207126 Whiteboard content is truncated when it’s saved in Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) Kb3207125 Skype for Business 2015 (Lync 2013) crashes when sign-in …

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Shared Address Space Routing is Disabled

Guess what happens if you setup your CsHostingProvider incorrectly when deploying Skype for Business on-premises with Office 365 UM? Calls won’t make it to voicemail and a somewhat inaccurate error message from SfB might distract you from the fix. Here’s the relevant part of the trace of a call that the Edge server is trying …

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Lync 2013 Server Update – November 2016

As of ~8th December this update has been withdrawn by Microsoft: “An issue was discovered in the Lync Server 2013 November 2016 Update (build 8308.974) that causes contact searches on mobile clients to return no results. Because of this issue, the November 2016 Update is no longer available for public download. The Skype for Business …

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SfB 2015 Server Update CU4 – November 2016

It’s been a big year of content for Skype for Business Cumulative Updates, and CU4 doesn’t let us down. This update takes the server from 6.0.9319.259 to 6.0.9319.272 & updates 8 components on my Front-End. What’s Fixed? Kb3203706 Long silence when you dial into a meeting in Skype for Business Server 2015 that has name …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Update – November 2016

This week’s update (KB3127934) takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4867.1000 to 15.0.4875.1001. What’s Fixed This update fixes the following issues: Kb3200788 “The web page was not loaded in response to you clicking the link” error in Lync 2013 (Skype for Business) Kb3200787 Some Lync 2013 and Skype for Business 2016 functionalities don’t work …

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Lync 2013 / SfB 2015 Client Security Update – October 2016

This week’s security update takes the Office 2013-based Lync/SfB client from 15.0.4859.1000 to 15.0.4867.1001. It’s listed as Critical as there’s the risk of remote code execution. Kb3118348 “MS16-120: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync 2013 and Skype for Business. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted …

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An SfB DCOM error with a difference

At some point you’ll have performed enough upgrades or migrations to have encountered a DCOM error while trying to move users from one pool to another. It’s generally well-documented: Anthony, Michael, Paul, Michael or others might have shown you the light. It’s usually a permissions thing. You don’t have enough of them. I was a …

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