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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-5851 EUVD-2012-5729GHSA-xqrw-qq76-h9pm

html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in WebCore in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome through 22 and Safari 5.1.7, does not consider all possible outpu…

Published Nov 15, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: qtwebkit-source Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

html/parser/XSSAuditor.cpp in WebCore in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome through 22 and Safari 5.1.7, does not consider all possible output contexts of reflected data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass a cross-site scripting (XSS) protection mechanism via a crafted string, aka rdar problem 12019108.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Ubuntu

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS qtwebkit-source No fix yet —

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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