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FreeBSD 12 — apache13-modssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache13-modssl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 12 — zip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zip — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zip — long path buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-1010 Upstream summary: A HexView security advisory reports: When zip performs recursive folder compression, it does not check for the length of […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — oddjob — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — oddjob — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 17 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5169-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-10737 Upstream summary: Matthias Gerstner discovered that there was a race condition in the mkhomedir tool shipped with the oddjob package. An authenticated attacker could use this […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — httrack — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — httrack — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SA:2005:039 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2096 CVE-2004-0797 CVE-2010-5252 Upstream summary: zlib 1.2 and later versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted compressed stream […]

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SLES 15 — python2-pyOpenSSL — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python2-pyOpenSSL — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 17 January 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-FU-2022:0444-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4314 Upstream summary: The X509Extension in pyOpenSSL before 0.13.1 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Subject Alternative Name […]

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Arch Linux — ksh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Arch Linux

Arch Linux — ksh — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Arch Linux (rolling release) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Arch ASA ASA-202002-4 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-14868 Upstream summary: Type: arbitrary command execution. Status: Fixed. Affected: 2020.0.0-1. Fixed in: 2020.0.0-2. Group: AVG-1095. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS filesystem requires manual fsck on every boot

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 January 2020 📖 ~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 Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]

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Windows Server 2019 — File Server Resource Manager quota notifications stop triggering — Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 16 January 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~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 Errors […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — libvdpau1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — libvdpau1 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2015:1892-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-5198 CVE-2015-5199 CVE-2015-5200 Upstream summary: libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pubcookie-login-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pubcookie-login-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 16 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Pubcookie Login Server — XSS vulnerability Upstream summary: Nathan Dors, Pubcookie Project reports: A new non-persistent XSS vulnerability was found in the Pubcookie login server's compiled binary "index.cgi" CGI program. […]

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