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How to Install Python on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Python on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Install Python on Windows Server 2012 R2 Python is one of the most widely used programming languages for DevOps automation, data processing, scripting, web services, and system administration. On Windows Server 2012 R2, Python provides a powerful complement to PowerShell, particularly for cross-platform scripts, data manipulation with pandas or NumPy, REST API clients, […]

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FreeBSD 12 — pdflib-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — pdflib-perl — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: tiff — buffer overflow vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0803 CVE-2004-0804 CVE-2004-0886 CVE-2004-1308 CVE-2005-1544 Upstream summary: A Gentoo Linux Security Advisory reports: Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — libetpan — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: libetpan — null dereference vulnerability in MIME parsing component Related CVEs: CVE-2017-8825 Upstream summary: rwhitworth reports: I was using American Fuzzy Lop (afl-fuzz) to fuzz input to the mime-parse test […]

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How to Configure a DSC Pull Server on Windows Server 2012 R2 — step-by-step Windows Server 2012 R2 tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Configure a DSC Pull Server on Windows Server 2012 R2

How to Configure a DSC Pull Server on Windows Server 2012 R2 Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a PowerShell-based configuration management platform built into Windows Server 2012 R2. In push mode, an administrator pushes configurations directly to individual nodes. In pull mode, nodes periodically contact a central Pull Server to retrieve their configuration and report […]

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FreeBSD 12 — php72-imap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — php72-imap — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 28 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: php-imap — imap_open allows to run arbitrary shell commands via mailbox parameter Upstream summary: The PHP team reports: imap_open allows to run arbitrary shell commands via mailbox parameter. Table of […]

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Ubuntu 18.04 — liblivemedia — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 — liblivemedia — multiple vulnerabilities (4 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 28 January 2020 Affected versions: Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4853-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2018-4013 CVE-2019-6256 CVE-2019-7314 CVE-2019-9215 Upstream summary: It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain network packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. […]

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Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Gentoo Linux

Gentoo Linux — sys-apps/ncurses — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Gentoo Linux 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Gentoo GLSA GLSA-202101-28 Related CVEs: CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 Upstream summary: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction […]

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SLES 15 — suse-hpc — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 15

SLES 15 — suse-hpc — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 January 2020 Affected versions: SLES 15 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:1903-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2018-17234 CVE-2018-17237 CVE-2020-10809 CVE-2018-17233 CVE-2018-17432 CVE-2018-17433 CVE-2018-17436 CVE-2020-10810  +12 more Upstream summary: Memory leak in the H5O__chunk_deserialize() function in H5Ocache.c in the HDF HDF5 through […]

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

FreeBSD 12 — powerdns-recursor — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 28 January 2020 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: powerdns-recursor — Denial of Service Related CVEs: CVE-2009-4009 CVE-2009-4010 CVE-2015-1868 CVE-2015-5470 CVE-2016-2120 CVE-2016-7068 CVE-2016-7072 CVE-2016-7073  +12 more Upstream summary: PowerDNS Team reports: 2025-07: Internal logic flaw in cache management can […]

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed — klogd — 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-2014:1294-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3634 Upstream summary: rsyslog before 7.6.6 and 8.x before 8.4.1 and sysklogd 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), […]

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