Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting oxide-qt package, versions <1.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.09% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-OXIDEQT-396644
  • published18 Dec 2016
  • disclosed18 Dec 2016

Introduced: 18 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-5181  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 oxide-qt to version 1.18.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream oxide-qt package and not the oxide-qt package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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