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FreeBSD 13 — claws-mail — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — claws-mail — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: claws-mail — no bounds checking on the output buffer in conv_jistoeuc, conv_euctojis, conv_sjistoeuc Related CVEs: CVE-2007-1558 CVE-2007-2958 CVE-2007-6208 CVE-2015-8614 Upstream summary: DrWhax reports: So in codeconv.c there is a function […]

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FreeBSD 12 — plexmediaserver-plexpass — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — plexmediaserver-plexpass — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Plex Media Server — security vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2018-13415 CVE-2021-42835 Upstream summary: Plex Security Team reports: We have recently been made aware of a security vulnerability in Plex Media Server […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — iourbanterror — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: id Tech 3 — remote code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2017-6903 Upstream summary: The content auto-download of id Tech 3 can be used to deliver maliciously crafted content, that triggers […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — 389-ds:1.4 — security and stability fixes — required update — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — 389-ds:1.4 — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2022-0889)

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2022-0889 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-4091 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance […]

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

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

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: matomo — XSS vulnerability Upstream summary: Matomo reports: Several XSS issues have been fixed thanks to the great work of security researchers who responsible disclosed issues to us. Table of […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — kwebkitpart — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: kwebkitpart, kde-runtime — insufficient input validation Related CVEs: CVE-2014-8600 Upstream summary: Albert Aastals Cid reports: kwebkitpart and the bookmarks:// io slave were not sanitizing input correctly allowing to some javascript […]

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

FreeBSD 13 — libmad — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libmad — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8372 CVE-2017-8373 CVE-2017-8374 Upstream summary: National Vulnerability Database: CVE-2017-8372: The mad_layer_III function in layer3.c in Underbit MAD libmad 0.15.1b, if NDEBUG is omitted, allows […]

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FreeBSD 13 — apache13-modssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — apache13-modssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: apache — heap overflow in mod_proxy Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0492 Upstream summary: A buffer overflow exists in mod_proxy which may allow an attacker to launch local DoS attacks and possibly execute […]

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Debian 11 — libitext5-java — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 11

Debian 11 — libitext5-java — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 September 2021 Affected versions: Debian 11 (bullseye) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-37819 CVE-2021-43113 Upstream summary: PDF Labs pdftk-java v3.2.3 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component /text/pdf/PdfReader.java. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — itstool — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — itstool — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2020:4688 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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