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

NetBSD 9.4 — gsasl — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2022-2469 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged gsasl<2.0.1 for vulnerability class 'out-of-bounds-read'. Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2469 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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Debian 12 — beanstalkd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — beanstalkd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2060 Upstream summary: The put command functionality in beanstalkd 1.4.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Beanstalk commands via the body in a job that is […]

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Debian 12 — nd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — nd — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0014 Upstream summary: Multiple buffer overflows in the nd WebDAV interface 0.8.2 and earlier allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via certain long strings. Table of […]

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Windows Server 2019 — KB5029652 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Windows Server 2019

Windows Server 2019 — KB5029652 — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Microsoft KB5029652 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36873 CVE-2023-36899 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.8 on Windows Server 2019 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on FreeBSD 14 — step-by-step FreeBSD 14 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on FreeBSD 14

Introduction This guide explains how to Scan for Vulnerabilities with OpenVAS on FreeBSD 14 on FreeBSD 14. FreeBSD uses the pkg(8) binary package manager, rc.conf(5) for service startup configuration, and pf(4) as its primary packet filter. There is no SELinux or AppArmor — instead, FreeBSD provides the MAC (Mandatory Access Control) framework and Capsicum for […]

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Debian 12 — afflib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — afflib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2018-8050 Upstream summary: The af_get_page() function in lib/afflib_pages.cpp in AFFLIB (aka AFFLIBv3) through 3.7.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a corrupt […]

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Debian 12 — tinyxml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 12

Debian 12 — tinyxml — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 December 2023 Affected versions: Debian 12 (bookworm) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2021-42260 CVE-2023-34194 Upstream summary: TinyXML through 2.6.2 has an infinite loop in TiXmlParsingData::Stamp in tinyxmlparser.cpp via the TIXML_UTF_LEAD_0 case. It can be triggered by a crafted XML message […]

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NetBSD 9.4 — firefox36 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on NetBSD 9.4

NetBSD 9.4 — firefox36 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: NetBSD 9.4 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: pkgsrc audit-packages entry Related CVEs: CVE-2011-2670 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged firefox36<3.6.21 for vulnerability class 'man-in-the-middle-attack'. Reference: https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-34.html Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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

NetBSD 9.4 — mc — 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-2021-36370 Upstream summary: pkgsrc audit-packages flagged mc<4.6.1rc2 for vulnerability class 'privilege-escalation'. Reference: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0226 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — maradns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — maradns — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 22 December 2023 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6271-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-30256 CVE-2023-31137 Upstream summary: Xiang Li discovered that MaraDNS incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted […]

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