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IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0693 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.3

IBM AIX 7.3 — CVE-1999-0693 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.3 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0693, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0693 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in TT_SESSION environment variable in ToolTalk shared library allows local users to gain root privileges. References: sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doctype=col   www.securityfocus.com/bid/641   www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId […]

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FreeBSD 13 — proftpd-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — proftpd-mysql — multiple vulnerabilities (7 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: proftpd — arbitrary code execution vulnerability with chroot Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2390 CVE-2006-5815 CVE-2006-6170 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 […]

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FreeBSD 13 — SSLtelnet — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — SSLtelnet — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Format string vulnerability in SSLtelnet Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0640 Upstream summary: SSLtelnet contains a format string vulnerability that could allow remote code execution and privilege escalation. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Debian 11 — eric — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — eric — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2005-3068 Upstream summary: Unspecified vulnerability in Eric Integrated Development Environment (eric3) before 3.7.2 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to a "potential security exploit." Table of contents […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-11-annobin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — gcc-toolset-11-annobin — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALSA-2021:4591 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42574 Upstream summary: Annobin provides a compiler plugin to annotate and tools to examine compiled binary files. Security Fix(es): * Developer environment: Unicode's bidirectional (BiDi) override characters can cause […]

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Debian 11 — etcd — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — etcd — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1098 CVE-2018-1099 CVE-2018-16886 CVE-2020-15106 CVE-2020-15112 CVE-2020-15113 CVE-2020-15114 CVE-2020-15115  +7 more Upstream summary: A cross-site request forgery flaw was found in etcd 3.3.1 and earlier. An attacker can set […]

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Debian 11 — archmage — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — archmage — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2015-1589 Upstream summary: Directory traversal vulnerability in arCHMage 0.2.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a CHM file. Table of […]

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Alpine Linux edge — ircii — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — ircii — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 20210314-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — ircii 20210314-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-29376 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships ircii 20210314-r0 which addresses CVE-2021-29376. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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Debian 11 — python-swiftclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — python-swiftclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2013-6396 Upstream summary: The OpenStack Python client library for Swift (python-swiftclient) 1.0 through 1.9.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof […]

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Debian 11 — argyll — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — argyll — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 March 2022 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2009-0583 CVE-2009-0584 CVE-2009-0792 CVE-2012-1616 CVE-2012-4405 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in icc.c in the International Color Consortium (ICC) Format library (aka icclib), as used in Ghostscript 8.64 and […]

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