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FreeBSD 13 — linux-netscape-navigator — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-netscape-navigator — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libpng stack-based buffer overflow and other code concerns Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 Upstream summary: Chris Evans has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in libpng, which can be exploited by malicious people […]

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FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript8-nox — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — ghostscript8-nox — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — denial of service (crash) via crafted Postscript files Related CVEs: CVE-2008-6679 CVE-2015-3228 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: Integer overflow in the gs_heap_alloc_bytes function in base/gsmalloc.c in Ghostscript 9.15 and […]

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FreeBSD 13 — xorg-dmx — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — xorg-dmx — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xorg-server — Multiple input validation failures in X server XKB extension Related CVEs: CVE-2017-12176 CVE-2017-12177 CVE-2017-12178 CVE-2017-12179 CVE-2017-12180 CVE-2017-12181 CVE-2017-12182 CVE-2017-12183  +12 more Upstream summary: The X.org project reports: These […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript7-korfont — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript7-korfont — 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: ghostscript — exploitable buffer overflow in (T)BCP in PS interpreter Related CVEs: CVE-2023-28879 Upstream summary: [email protected] reports: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.0, there is a buffer overflow leading to potential […]

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FreeBSD 13 — netqmail-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — netqmail-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: qmail — 64 bit integer overflows with possible remote code execution on large SMTP requests Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1513 CVE-2005-1514 CVE-2005-1515 Upstream summary: Georgi Guninski writes: There are several issues with […]

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FreeBSD 13 — nfsen — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — nfsen — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nfsen — remote command execution Upstream summary: Peter Haag reports: A remote attacker with access to the web interface to execute arbitrary commands on the host operating system. Table of […]

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FreeBSD 15 — libxfce4gui — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — libxfce4gui — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xfce — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6531 CVE-2007-6532 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: A remote attacker could entice a user to install a specially crafted "rc" file to execute arbitrary code […]

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FreeBSD 13 — gstreamer-plugins-good — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — gstreamer-plugins-good — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: gstreamer-plugins-good — multiple memory overflows Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0386 CVE-2009-0387 CVE-2009-0397 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: Tobias Klein has reported some vulnerabilities in GStreamer Good Plug-ins, which can potentially be exploited by […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-psutil — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-psutil — 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-psutil — double free vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18874 Upstream summary: ret2libc reports: psutil (aka python-psutil) through 5.6.5 can have a double free. This occurs because of refcount mishandling within a […]

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