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FreeBSD 13 — py310-nicotine-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py310-nicotine-plus — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-nicotine-plus — Denial of service vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2021-45848 Upstream summary: ztauras reports: Denial of service (DoS) vulnerability in Nicotine+ starting with version 3.0.3 and prior to version 3.2.1 allows […]

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FreeBSD 15 — libsxlt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — libsxlt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libxslt — DoS vulnerability due to type confusing error Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7995 Upstream summary: libxslt maintainer reports: CVE-2015-7995: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/10 We need to check that the parent node is an element […]

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FreeBSD 14 — cyrus-imspd — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — cyrus-imspd — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Cyrus IMSPd multiple vulnerabilities Upstream summary: The Cyrus team reported multiple vulnerabilities in older versions of Cyrus IMSPd: These releases correct a recently discovered buffer overflow vulnerability, as well as […]

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FreeBSD 15 — xscreensaver-gnome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — xscreensaver-gnome — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xscreensaver – lock bypass Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8025 Upstream summary: RedHat bugzilla reports: In dual screen configurations, unplugging one screen will cause xscreensaver to crash, leaving the screen unlocked. Table of […]

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FreeBSD 14 — xdeview — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — xdeview — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: uudeview buffer overflows Upstream summary: The authors of UUDeview report repairing two buffer overflows in their software. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick […]

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FreeBSD 15 — james — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — james — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: james — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-7611 Upstream summary: The Apache James Project reports: This release has many enhancements and bug fixes over the previous release. See the Release Notes […]

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FreeBSD 12 — apache-ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — apache-ant — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Apache Ant leaks sensitive information via the java.io.tmpdir Related CVEs: CVE-2020-1945 Upstream summary: Apache reports: Apache Ant 1.1 to 1.9.14 and 1.10.0 to 1.10.7 uses the default temporary directory identified […]

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FreeBSD 13 — zh-pine — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — zh-pine — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: pine remotely exploitable buffer overflow in newmail.c Related CVEs: CVE-2002-1320 CVE-2003-0720 CVE-2003-0721 Upstream summary: Kris Kennaway reports a remotely exploitable buffer overflow in newmail.c. Mike Silbersack submitted the fix. Table […]

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FreeBSD 14 — nag — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — nag — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: nag — Cross site scripting vulnerabilities in several of the tasklist name and task data fields Upstream summary: Announce of Nag H3 (2.0.4) (final): This [2.0.4] is a security release […]

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