Common Problems

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: google-earth — heap overflow in the KML engine Upstream summary: JAAScois reports: While processing KML/KMZ data Google Earth fails to verify its size prior to copying it into a fixed-sized […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Buffer overflow in pam_smb password handling Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0686 Upstream summary: Applications utilizing pam_smb can be compromised by any user who can enter a password. In many cases, this is […]

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache22 — chunk header parsing defect Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0833 CVE-2012-2687 CVE-2012-3499 CVE-2012-4558 CVE-2013-1862 CVE-2013-1896 CVE-2013-5704 CVE-2013-6438  +5 more Upstream summary: Apache Foundation reports: CVE-2015-3183 core: Fix chunk header parsing defect. […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mutt — Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: Mutt is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to the application's failure to properly bounds-check user-supplied […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenVPN — two remote denial-of-service vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7478 CVE-2017-7479 Upstream summary: Samuli Seppänen reports: OpenVPN v2.4.0 was audited for security vulnerabilities independently by Quarkslabs (funded by OSTIF) and Cryptography […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pkcs11-helper — deserialize buffer overflow Upstream summary: Alon Bar-Lev reports: util: fix deserialize buffer overflow. thanks to Aarnav Bos. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ruby — CGI DoS Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0983 Upstream summary: The Ruby CGI.rb module contains a bug which can cause the CGI module to go into an infinite loop, thereby causing […]

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libwmf — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0941 CVE-2006-3376 CVE-2007-0455 CVE-2007-2756 CVE-2007-3472 CVE-2007-3473 CVE-2007-3477 CVE-2009-1364  +5 more Upstream summary: Mitre reports: Multiple buffer overflows in the gd graphics library (libgd) 2.0.21 […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: linux-realplayer — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2005-0611 CVE-2005-1277 CVE-2005-2922 CVE-2006-0323 CVE-2007-2263 CVE-2007-2264 CVE-2007-3410 CVE-2007-5081 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in RealPlayer/RealOne/HelixPlayer, which can be exploited by […]

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openafs — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1794 CVE-2013-4134 CVE-2014-0159 CVE-2015-7762 CVE-2015-7763 CVE-2015-8312 CVE-2016-2860 CVE-2016-4536 Upstream summary: The OpenAFS development team reports: Foreign users can bypass access controls to create groups […]