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FreeBSD 12 — owncloudclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — owncloudclient — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: owncloudclient — Improper validation of certificates when using self-signed certificates Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7298 Upstream summary: owncloud.org reports: The ownCloud Desktop Client was vulnerable against MITM attacks until version 2.0.0 in […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-openpyxl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — python36-openpyxl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2017-5992 Upstream summary: Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document. Table of […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php70-mbstring — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php70-mbstring — multiple vulnerabilities (13 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: oniguruma — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8874 CVE-2016-5766 CVE-2016-5767 CVE-2016-5768 CVE-2016-5769 CVE-2016-5770 CVE-2016-5771 CVE-2016-5772  +5 more Upstream summary: the PHP project reports: A stack out-of-bounds read occurs in match_at() during […]

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FreeBSD 12 — zoo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zoo — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: zoo — stack based buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2006-0855 Upstream summary: Jean-Sébastien Guay-Leroux report a vulnerability within the zoo archiver. The vulnerability which is present in the fullpath() function (from […]

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

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

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 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 — zh-irssi — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — zh-irssi — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: irssi — heap corruption and missing boundary checks Related CVEs: CVE-2010-1155 CVE-2010-1156 CVE-2016-7044 CVE-2016-7045 Upstream summary: Irssi reports: Remote crash and heap corruption. Remote code execution seems difficult since only […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — rssh — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — rssh — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3946-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-1000018 CVE-2019-3463 CVE-2019-3464 Upstream summary: It was discovered that rssh incorrectly handled certain command-line arguments and environment variables. An authenticated user could bypass rssh's command restrictions, allowing […]

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SLES 15 — sblim-sfcb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — sblim-sfcb — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE security advisory (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-6644 Upstream summary: SBLIM Small Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB) 1.4.9 has a null pointer (DoS) vulnerability via a crafted POST request to the /cimom URI. […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — mozilla-gtk — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 18 February 2019 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: firefox & mozilla — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0597 CVE-2004-0598 CVE-2004-0599 CVE-2004-0717 CVE-2004-0718 CVE-2004-0721 CVE-2004-0722 CVE-2004-0758  +12 more Upstream summary: A Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory reports of multiple issues: Heap […]

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Gentoo Linux — net-ftp/filezilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — net-ftp/filezilla — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202007-51 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-5429 Upstream summary: It was discovered that FileZilla uses an untrusted search path. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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