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FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-expat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-c6-expat — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: expat — denial of service vulnerability on malformed input Related CVEs: CVE-2016-0718 Upstream summary: Gustavo Grieco reports: The Expat XML parser mishandles certain kinds of malformed input documents, resulting in […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mplayer-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mplayer-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (16 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mplayer — vulnerability in STR files processor Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0433 CVE-2004-1187 CVE-2004-1188 CVE-2005-1195 CVE-2006-0579 CVE-2006-1502 CVE-2006-6172 CVE-2007-1246  +8 more Upstream summary: Secunia reports: The vulnerability is caused due to a […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py33-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py33-cryptography — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-cryptography — vulnerable HKDF key generation Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9243 Upstream summary: Alex Gaynor reports: Fixed a bug where “HKDF“ would return an empty byte-string if used with a “length“ less […]

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FreeBSD 12 — fbsdmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — fbsdmon — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: fbsdmon — information disclosure vulnerability Upstream summary: Alan Somers reports: The web site used by this port, http://fbsdmon.org, has been taken over by cybersquatters. That means that users are sending […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pine4-ssl — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pine4-ssl — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pine remotely exploitable buffer overflow in newmail.c Upstream summary: Kris Kennaway reports a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in newmail.c. Mike Silbersack submitted the fix. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py35-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py35-borgbackup — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: borgbackup — remote users can override repository restrictions Related CVEs: CVE-2017-15914 Upstream summary: BorgBackup reports: Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — BitchX — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — BitchX — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: irc/bitchx — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-4584 CVE-2007-5839 CVE-2007-5922 Upstream summary: bannedit reports: Stack-based buffer overflow in BitchX 1.1 Final allows remote IRC servers to execute arbitrary code via a […]

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FreeBSD 12 — hiawatha — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — hiawatha — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: hiawatha — memory leak in PreventSQLi routine Upstream summary: Hugo Leisink reports via private mail to maintainer: The memory leak was introduced in version 7.6. It is in the routing […]

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FreeBSD 12 — potrace — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — potrace — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: potrace — multiple memory failure Related CVEs: CVE-2016-8685 CVE-2016-8686 Upstream summary: potrace reports: CVE-2016-8685: invalid memory access in findnext CVE-2016-8686: memory allocation failure Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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FreeBSD 12 — duo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — duo — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: duo — Two-factor authentication bypass Upstream summary: The duo security team reports: An untrusted user may be able to set the http_proxy variable to an invalid address. If this happens, […]

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