CVE-2012-5851

NameCVE-2012-5851
Descriptionhtml/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
chromium-browsersource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant
webkitsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92692
Incomplete mitigation feature, not a security vulnerability per se

Search for package or bug name: Reporting problems