Common Problems

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: aacplusenc — denial of service Related CVEs: CVE-2017-14181 Upstream summary: Gentoo developers report: DeleteBitBuffer in libbitbuf/bitbuffer.c in mp4tools aacplusenc 0.17.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libtasn1 — Stack-based buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2012-1569 CVE-2015-2806 CVE-2016-4008 CVE-2025-13151 Upstream summary: oss-security@ list reports: Stack-based buffer overflow in libtasn1 version: v4.20.0. The function fails to validate the size […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: drm graphics drivers — potential information disclusure via local access Related CVEs: CVE-2019-0154 CVE-2019-11112 CVE-2019-14615 Upstream summary: Intel reports: .A potential security vulnerability in Intel(R) Processor Graphics may allow information […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: comms/hylafax — Malformed fax sender remote code execution in JPEG support Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1182 CVE-2018-17141 Upstream summary: A malicious sender that sets both JPEG and MH,MR,MMR or JBIG in the […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Perl — heap buffer overflow when transliterating non-ASCII bytes Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8607 CVE-2016-1238 CVE-2016-6185 CVE-2024-56406 Upstream summary: 9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e reports: A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Perl. When there […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: wheel — CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Related CVEs: CVE-2026-24049 Upstream summary: https://github.com/pypa/wheel/security/advisories/GHSA-8rrh-rw8j-w5fx reports: wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: exim — local privilege escalation Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0400 CVE-2005-0021 CVE-2005-0022 CVE-2011-0017 Upstream summary: exim.org reports: CVE-2011-0017 – check return value of setuid/setgid. This is a privilege escalation vulnerability whereby the […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: dnrd — remote buffer and stack overflow vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2315 CVE-2005-2316 Upstream summary: Natanael Copa reports that dnrd is vulnerable to a remote buffer overflow and a remote stack […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libsamplerate — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7697 Upstream summary: NVD reports: In libsamplerate before 0.1.9, a buffer over-read occurs in the calc_output_single function in src_sinc.c via a crafted audio file. […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: proftpd — arbitrary code execution vulnerability with chroot Related CVEs: CVE-2008-4242 CVE-2008-4247 CVE-2009-0542 CVE-2009-0543 Upstream summary: The FreeBSD security advisory FreeBSD-SA-11:07.chroot reports: If ftpd is configured to place a user […]