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Debian: DLA-2854-1 Moderate: noVNC Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An XSS vulnerability was discovered in noVNC, a HTML5 VNC client, in which the remote VNC server could inject arbitrary HTML into the noVNC web page via the messages propagated to the status field, such as the VNC server name. . - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2854-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Utkarsh Gupta December 27, 2021 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : novnc Version : 1:0.4+dfsg+1+20131010+gitf68af8af3d-6+deb9u1 CVE ID : CVE-2017-18635 An XSS vulnerability was discovered in noVNC, a HTML5 VNC client, in which the remote VNC server could inject arbitrary HTML into the noVNC web page via the messages propagated to the status field, such as the VNC server name. For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1:0.4+dfsg+1+20131010+gitf68af8af3d-6+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your novnc packages. For the detailed security status of novnc please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/novnc Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . Mitigating XSS in noVNC, Debian LTS DLA-2854-2 recommends system updates to eliminate potential remote HTML exploit threats.. debian advisory,noVNC,xss issue,html5 client,security update. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 28, 2021 Debian LTS