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FreeBSD 12 — netscape-communicator — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — netscape-communicator — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~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 12 — libdwarf — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — libdwarf — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libdwarf — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-5027 CVE-2016-5028 CVE-2016-5029 CVE-2016-5030 CVE-2016-5031 CVE-2016-5032 CVE-2016-5033 CVE-2016-5035  +12 more Upstream summary: Christian Rebischke reports: libdwarf is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code […]

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Windows Server 2012 R2 — SFC scannow reports corrupt files it cannot repair on production server — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2012 R2 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related […]

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FreeBSD 12 — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — freeimage — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: freeimage — code execution vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2015-0852 CVE-2015-3885 CVE-2016-5684 Upstream summary: TALOS reports: An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. […]

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FreeBSD 12 — opensmtpd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — opensmtpd — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: OpenSMTPd — LPE and RCE in OpenSMTPD's default install Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7687 CVE-2020-7247 CVE-2020-8793 CVE-2020-8794 Upstream summary: OpenSMTPD developers reports: An out of bounds read in smtpd allows an attacker […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-libs/rabbitmq-c — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-libs/rabbitmq-c — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202003-07 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18609 Upstream summary: It was discovered that RabbitMQ C client incorrectly handled certain inputs. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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Debian 10 — ruby-redcarpet — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — ruby-redcarpet — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26298 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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Debian 10 — pdns-recursor — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — pdns-recursor — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10995 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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SLES 12 — evince — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — evince — multiple vulnerabilities (8 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2019:14141-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1010006 CVE-2017-1000159 CVE-2010-2640 CVE-2010-2641 CVE-2010-2642 CVE-2010-2643 CVE-2017-1000083 CVE-2019-11459 Upstream summary: Evince 3.26.0 is affected by buffer overflow. The impact is: DOS / Possible code execution. […]

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Oracle Linux 8 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 8 — git — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide (ELSA-2019-4356)

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 8 April 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2019-4356 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1352 CVE-2019-1387 CVE-2019-1349 CVE-2019-1348 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches […]

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