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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0851 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0851 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0851, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0851 NVD summary: Denial of service in BIND named via naptr. References: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSS   sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col   www.securityfocus.com/bid/788 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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SLES 12 — pcsc-ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — pcsc-ccid — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:003 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-4530 Upstream summary: Signedness error in ccid_serial.c in libccid in the USB Chip/Smart Card Interface Devices (CCID) driver, as used in pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3 […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — jakarta-taglibs-standard — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — jakarta-taglibs-standard — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2551-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0254 Upstream summary: David Jorm discovered that the Apache Standard Taglibs incorrectly handled external XML entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary […]

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SLES 12 — nrpe — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — nrpe — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2014:0682-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-2913 Upstream summary: Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in nrpe.c in Nagios Remote Plugin Executor (NRPE) 2.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 — libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu 14.04 — libevent — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3228-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-10195 CVE-2016-10196 CVE-2016-10197 CVE-2014-6272 Upstream summary: Guido Vranken discovered that libevent incorrectly handled memory when processing certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with […]

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SLES 12 — groff — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — groff — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-5044 CVE-2009-5080 CVE-2009-5081 Upstream summary: contrib/pdfmark/pdfroff.sh in GNU troff (aka groff) before 1.21 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on […]

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