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FreeBSD 12 — graphviz — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — graphviz — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 26 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: graphviz — format string vulnerability Upstream summary: Joshua Rogers reports: A format string vulnerability has been found in `graphviz'. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: jabberd — authentication bypass vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2006-1329 CVE-2012-3525 CVE-2017-10807 Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: JabberD is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass the […]

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SLES 15 — aaa_base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — aaa_base — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 26 November 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2011:005 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2011-0461 Upstream summary: /etc/init.d/boot.localfs in the aaa_base package before 11.2-43.48.1 in SUSE openSUSE 11.2, and before 11.3-8.7.1 in openSUSE 11.3, allows local users to overwrite […]

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SLES 15 — python3-python3-saml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — python3-python3-saml — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 26 November 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2021:0048-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-11427 Upstream summary: OneLogin PythonSAML 2.3.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ja-gaim — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ja-gaim — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 26 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libgadu — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0005 CVE-2004-0006 CVE-2004-0007 CVE-2004-0008 CVE-2004-0500 CVE-2004-0754 CVE-2004-0784 CVE-2004-0785  +12 more Upstream summary: Wojtek Kaniewski reports: Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libgadu, a library […]

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS – memory pressure triggers swap thrashing and slowdowns – Fix & Prevention

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 5–30 min  Last verified: 25 November 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 📖 ~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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FreeBSD 12 — p7zip-codec-rar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — p7zip-codec-rar — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: p7zip-codec-rar — insufficient error handling Related CVEs: CVE-2018-5996 Upstream summary: MITRE reports: Insufficient exception handling in the method NCompress::NRar3::CDecoder::Code of 7-Zip before 18.00 and p7zip can lead to multiple memory […]

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FreeBSD 12 — linux-shoutcast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — linux-shoutcast — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: shoutcast — cross-site scripting, information exposure Related CVEs: CVE-2006-3007 Upstream summary: Goober's advisory reports reports that shoutcast is vulnerable to an arbitrary file reading vulnerability: Impact of the vulnerability depends […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_radius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — pam_radius — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:0870-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-9542 Upstream summary: add_password in pam_radius_auth.c in pam_radius 1.4.0 does not correctly check the length of the input password, and is vulnerable to a stack-based […]

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FreeBSD 12 — plexhometheater — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — plexhometheater — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 November 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-6761 CVE-2015-6818 CVE-2015-6819 CVE-2015-6820 CVE-2015-6821 CVE-2015-6822 CVE-2015-6823 CVE-2015-6824  +11 more Upstream summary: NVD reports: The ff_dwt_decode function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dwt.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.4 does […]

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