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FreeBSD 13 — py34-diffoscope — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — py34-diffoscope — 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: diffoscope — arbitrary file write Related CVEs: CVE-2017-0359 Upstream summary: Ximin Luo reports: [v67] introduced a security hole where diffoscope may write to arbitrary locations on disk depending on the […]

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FreeBSD 13 — distcc — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — distcc — 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: distcc — incorrect parsing of IP access control rules Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0601 Upstream summary: Fix bug that might cause IP-based access control rules not to be interpreted correctly on 64-bit […]

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FreeBSD 15 — py-urllib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — py-urllib — 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: urllib3 — certificate verification failure Related CVEs: CVE-2016-9015 Upstream summary: urllib3 reports: CVE-2016-9015: Certification verification failure Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage […]

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FreeBSD 14 — mplayer-gtk2-esound — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 14

FreeBSD 14 — mplayer-gtk2-esound — multiple vulnerabilities (15 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mplayer — vulnerability in STR files processor Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0433 CVE-2004-1187 CVE-2004-1188 CVE-2005-1195 CVE-2006-1502 CVE-2006-6172 CVE-2007-1246 CVE-2007-2948  +7 more Upstream summary: Secunia reports: The vulnerability is caused due to a […]

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FreeBSD 13 — ident — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — ident — 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: ident2 double byte buffer overflow Related CVEs: CVE-2004-0408 Upstream summary: Jack of RaptureSecurity reported a double byte buffer overflow in ident2. The bug may allow a remote attacker to execute […]

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FreeBSD 15 — php55-bcmath — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 15

FreeBSD 15 — php55-bcmath — 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: php — multiple vulnerabilities Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3074 Upstream summary: The PHP Group reports: BCMath: Fixed bug #72093 (bcpowmod accepts negative scale and corrupts _one_ definition). Exif: Fixed bug #72094 (Out […]

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

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

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: FreeBSD 14 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: Privoxy — Multiple vulnerabilities (memory leak, XSS) Related CVEs: CVE-2012-0920 CVE-2013-4421 CVE-2013-4434 CVE-2016-3116 CVE-2016-7406 CVE-2016-7407 CVE-2016-7408 CVE-2016-7409  +6 more Upstream summary: Privoxy reports: cgi_error_no_template(): Encode the template name to prevent […]

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FreeBSD 13 — compat5x-alpha — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — compat5x-alpha — 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: openssl — potential SSL 2.0 rollback Related CVEs: CVE-2005-2969 Upstream summary: Vulnerability: Such applications are affected if they use the option SSL_OP_MSIE_SSLV2_RSA_PADDING. This option is implied by use of SSL_OP_ALL, […]

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