| Name | CVE-2016-9909 |
| Description | The serializer in html5lib before 0.99999999 might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging mishandling of the < (less than) character in attribute values. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| html5lib (PTS) | buster | 1.0.1-1 | fixed |
| bookworm, bullseye | 1.1-3 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.1-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| html5lib | source | (unstable) | 0.999999999-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - html5lib <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - html5lib <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Fixed by: https://github.com/html5lib/html5lib-python/commit/9b8d8eb5afbc066b7fac9390f5ec75e5e8a7cab7
https://www.sourceclear.com/registry/security/cross-site-scripting-xss-/python/sid-3068
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/5