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FreeBSD 14 — handbrake — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — handbrake — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 February 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: ffmpeg — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2015-3395 CVE-2015-3417 CVE-2015-6761 CVE-2015-6818 CVE-2015-6819 CVE-2015-6820 CVE-2015-6821 CVE-2015-6822  +12 more Upstream summary: NVD reports: An issue was discovered in the FFmpeg package, where vp3_decode_frame […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — rear — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2024:0135-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2024-23301 Upstream summary: Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y. This allows local attackers to gain access to system secrets […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — xmms — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — xmms — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2007-0653 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged xmms<1.2.10nb8 for vulnerability class 'arbitrary-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0653 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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FreeBSD 14 — vorbis-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — vorbis-tools — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 5 February 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: vorbistools — heap buffer overflow in oggenc Related CVEs: CVE-2008-1686 CVE-2014-9638 CVE-2014-9639 CVE-2015-6749 CVE-2023-43361 Upstream summary: Frank-Z7 reports: Heap buffer overflow when vorbis-tools/oggenc converts WAV files to Ogg files. Table […]

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FreeBSD 14 — xfce4-panel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — xfce4-panel — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: xfce — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2007-6531 CVE-2007-6532 Upstream summary: Gentoo reports: A remote attacker could entice a user to install a specially crafted "rc" file to execute arbitrary code […]

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Alpine Linux 3.19 — pcre2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Alpine Linux 3.19

Alpine Linux 3.19 — pcre2 — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Alpine Linux 3.19 / fixed in 10.41-r0 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Alpine secdb entry — pcre2 10.41-r0 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41409 CVE-2022-1586 CVE-2022-1587 Upstream summary: Alpine main repository for vv3.19 ships pcre2 10.41-r0 which addresses CVE-2022-41409. Table of contents Symptom & […]

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Debian 12 — sendmail — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — sendmail — multiple vulnerabilities (19 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 5 February 2024 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2002-0906 CVE-2002-1165 CVE-2002-1337 CVE-2002-1827 CVE-2002-2261 CVE-2003-0161 CVE-2003-0308 CVE-2003-0681  +11 more Upstream summary: Buffer overflow in Sendmail before 8.12.5, when configured to use a custom DNS map to query […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — quake3arena — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — quake3arena — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2006-2236 CVE-2006-3400 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged quake3arena<1.32c for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2236 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step […]

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FreeBSD 14 — fr-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — fr-openoffice — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 5 February 2024 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: openoffice — DOC document heap overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0752 CVE-2005-0941 Upstream summary: AD-LAB reports that a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in OpenOffice's handling of DOC documents. When reading […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — qmail — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — qmail — multiple vulnerabilities (3 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2005-1513 CVE-2005-1514 CVE-2005-1515 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged qmail<1.03nb49 for vulnerability class 'remote-code-execution'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1513 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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