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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0318 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-1999-0318 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 30–90 min  Last verified: 6 November 2015 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-1999-0318, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-1999-0318 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in xmcd 2.0p12 allows local users to gain access through an environmental variable. References: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE   exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE Table of contents Symptom […]

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SLES 12 — kernel-xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — kernel-xen — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 6 November 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SA:2009:061 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2009-3939 CVE-2009-4536 CVE-2010-3081 CVE-2010-3301 CVE-2010-3310 CVE-2013-2850 CVE-2014-0131 CVE-2014-4608  +12 more Upstream summary: The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and […]

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SLES 12 — libpcre1 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libpcre1 — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🔴 Critical   ⏱ 15–90 min  Last verified: 2 November 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-CU-2019:695-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2015-8382 CVE-2015-8383 CVE-2015-8384 CVE-2015-8385 CVE-2015-8386 CVE-2015-8387 CVE-2015-8388 CVE-2015-8389  +12 more Upstream summary: The match function in pcre_exec.c in PCRE before 8.37 mishandles the /(?:((abcd))|(((?:(?:(?:(?:abc|(?:abcdef))))b)abcdefghi)abc)|((*ACCEPT)))/ pattern […]

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SLES 12 — libHX28 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libHX28 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 1 November 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SR:2010:019 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2010-2947 Upstream summary: Heap-based buffer overflow in the HX_split function in string.c in libHX before 3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause […]

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SLES 12 — libdmx1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on SLES 12

SLES 12 — libdmx1 — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 29 October 2015 Affected versions: SLES 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2013:1103-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2013-1992 Upstream summary: Multiple integer overflows in X.org libdmx 1.1.2 and earlier allow X servers to trigger allocation of insufficient memory and a buffer overflow […]

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IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2002-1551 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on IBM AIX 7.2

IBM AIX 7.2 — CVE-2002-1551 — buffer overflow — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 15–45 min  Last verified: 27 October 2015 Affected versions: IBM AIX 7.2 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: NVD CVE-2002-1551, IBM PSIRT advisory page CVE: CVE-2002-1551 NVD summary: Buffer overflow in nslookup in IBM AIX may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. References: archives.neohapsis.com/archives/aix/2002-q4/0002   […]

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