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FreeBSD 12 — ja-mutt-devel — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — ja-mutt-devel — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mutt — Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Upstream summary: SecurityFocus reports: Mutt is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability. This issue is due to the application's failure to properly bounds-check user-supplied […]

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Alpine Linux edge — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — bzip2 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 1.0.6-r7 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — bzip2 1.0.6-r7 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-12900 CVE-2016-3189 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships bzip2 1.0.6-r7 which addresses CVE-2019-12900. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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

Ubuntu 18.04 — lftp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 February 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3731-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-10916 Upstream summary: It was discovered that LFTP incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Table of […]

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SLES 15 — netpbm — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — netpbm — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 February 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2024:0434-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5849 CVE-2017-2579 CVE-2017-2580 CVE-2018-8975 Upstream summary: tiffttopnm in netpbm 10.47.63 does not properly use the libtiff TIFFRGBAImageGet function, which allows remote attackers to cause a […]

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Gentoo Linux — dev-java/commons-fileupload — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — dev-java/commons-fileupload — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202107-39 Related CVEs: CVE-2013-0248 CVE-2014-0050 CVE-2016-3092 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Commons FileUpload. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-kerberos — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 27 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-kerberos — DoS and MitM vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3206 Upstream summary: macosforgebot reports: The checkPassword function in python-kerberos does not authenticate the KDC it attempts to communicate with, which allows […]

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Alpine Linux edge — libspiro — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — libspiro — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 20200505-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — libspiro 20200505-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-19847 Upstream summary: Alpine community repository for vedge ships libspiro 20200505-r0 which addresses CVE-2019-19847. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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

SLES 15 — libzypp — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 27 February 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2019:695-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-7435 Upstream summary: In libzypp before 20170803 it was possible to add unsigned YUM repositories without warning to the user that could lead to man […]

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Alpine Linux edge — bash — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux edge

Alpine Linux edge — bash — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux edge / fixed in 4.4.12-r1 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — bash 4.4.12-r1 Related CVEs: CVE-2016-0634 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vedge ships bash 4.4.12-r1 which addresses CVE-2016-0634. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]

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