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Ubuntu 18.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — hdf5 — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 8 May 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5272-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17233 CVE-2018-17234 CVE-2018-17237 CVE-2017-17505 CVE-2017-17506 CVE-2017-17508 Upstream summary: It was discovered that HDF5 incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a […]

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FreeBSD 12 — mpg123-esound — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — mpg123-esound — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mpg123 — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2003-0577 CVE-2003-0865 CVE-2004-0805 CVE-2004-0982 CVE-2004-0991 CVE-2004-1284 Upstream summary: Yuri D'Elia has found a buffer overflow vulnerability in mpg123's parsing of frame headers in […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — apache2-mod_fcgid — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — apache2-mod_fcgid — 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 openSUSE-SU-2011:0884-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-3872 CVE-2013-4365 CVE-2016-1000104 Upstream summary: A flaw was found in the mod_fcgid module of httpd. A malformed FastCGI response may result in a stack-based buffer […]

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FreeBSD 12 — horde-imp — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — horde-imp — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: horde-imp — XSS vulnerability Upstream summary: The Horde team reports: Thanks to Naumann IT Security Consulting for reporting the XSS vulnerability. The major changes compared to IMP version H3 (4.3.7) […]

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FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript-gnu-nox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ghostscript-gnu-nox — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ghostscript — insecure temporary file creation vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0967 Upstream summary: Ghostscript is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability. This issue is likely due to a design […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — xerces-c — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — xerces-c — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory openSUSE-SU-2021:1231-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-1311 CVE-2017-12627 CVE-2009-1885 CVE-2016-0729 CVE-2016-2099 CVE-2016-4463 Upstream summary: The Apache Xerces-C 3.0.0 to 3.2.3 XML parser contains a use-after-free error triggered during the scanning of […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 7 May 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: phppgadmin — directory traversal with register_globals enabled Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2256 CVE-2007-5728 CVE-2008-5587 Upstream summary: Secunia reports: Dun has discovered a vulnerability in phpPgAdmin, which can be exploited by malicious people […]

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Ubuntu 16.04 — tnef — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 16.04

Ubuntu 16.04 — tnef — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 7 May 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4524-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-18849 Upstream summary: Paul Dreik discovered that TNEF incorrectly handled filenames. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted email attachment, an attacker could possibly […]

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