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FreeBSD 12 — hu-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 6 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]
How To Install and Use phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04
phpPgAdmin is a php-based web application that provides a GUI interface for the postgresql system. It performs a similar function to phpMyAdmin, which allows users to manipulate database information in a visual program in MySQL. Here’s how to install and use phpPgAdmin on Ubuntu 12.04.
How To Deploy a Node.js and MongoDB Application with Rancher on Ubuntu 14.04
Rancher makes it easy to manage your infrastructure. In this tutorial you’ll set up a Node.js and MongoDB application using Rancher to balance the load across multiple servers and learn to scale as your needs grow.
How to Configure Disk Redirection in Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2016
How to Configure Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Disk Redirection Remote Desktop Disk Redirection is a feature within Remote Desktop Services (RDS) that allows local drives on a client machine to appear as mapped drives inside a Remote Desktop session. This means users can access files on their local computer from within the remote session […]
FreeBSD 12 — vlc-qt — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide
🟢 Low ⏱ 5–15 min Last verified: 6 September 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read • Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: vlc — Use after free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5108 CVE-2018-11529 Upstream summary: Mitre reports: VideoLAN VLC media player 2.2.x is prone to a use after free vulnerability which an attacker […]
How To Deploy a Clojure Web Application on FreeBSD 10.2
This article will show you how to deploy a Clojure web application to a FreeBSD 10.2 Droplet.
Alpine Linux edge — libosinfo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide
🟡 Medium ⏱ 10–30 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.5.0-r1 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Alpine secdb entry — libosinfo 1.5.0-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-13313 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships libosinfo 1.5.0-r1 which addresses CVE-2019-13313. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
How To Configure Nginx as a Web Server and Reverse Proxy for Apache on One Ubuntu 14.04 Droplet
This tutorial will show you how to configure Nginx as both a web server and as a reverse proxy for Apache – all on one Droplet. Depending on the web application, code changes might be required to keep Apache reverse-proxy-aware, especially when SSL sites are configured. To ensure this, we will install an Apache module named **mod_rpaf** which rewrites certain environment variables so it appears that Apache is directly handling requests from web clients.
How to Set Up IIS Centralized Certificate Store on Windows Server 2019
Introduction to IIS Centralized Certificate Store on Windows Server 2019 The IIS Centralized Certificate Store (CCS) allows you to store SSL/TLS certificates on a central UNC file share and have all IIS servers in a web farm read certificates directly from that share. Without CCS, you must manually install and renew certificates on every individual […]