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Ubuntu 16.04 — nspr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — nspr — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3028-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-1951 Upstream summary: It was discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause NSPR to crash, resulting in a […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0014 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0014 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0014, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0014 NVD summary: Unauthorized privileged access or denial of service via dtappgather program in CDE. References: sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col   www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId   sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col Table of contents Symptom & […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2001-1096 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2001-1096 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2001-1096, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2001-1096 NVD summary: Buffer overflows in muxatmd in AIX 4 allows an attacker to cause a core dump and possibly execute code. References: archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2001-q4/0000   www.osvdb.org/5470 […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0835 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0835 — denial of service — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0835, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0835 NVD summary: Denial of service in BIND named via malformed SIG records. References: ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSS   www.securityfocus.com/bid/788   ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSS Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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SLES 12 — libass5 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libass5 — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — 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-2016:3107-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2016-7970 CVE-2016-7971 CVE-2016-7969 CVE-2016-7972 Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in the calc_coeff function in libass/ass_blur.c in libass before 0.13.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial […]

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