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viewvc: cross-site scripting

Package(s):viewvc CVE #(s):CVE-2012-4533
Created:October 24, 2012 Updated:November 6, 2012
Description: From the Debian advisory:

"function name" lines returned by diff are not properly escaped, allowing attackers with commit access to perform cross site scripting.

Alerts:
Debian DSA-2563-1 2012-10-23
Mageia MGASA-2012-0313 2012-10-29
Fedora FEDORA-2012-16674 2012-11-06
Fedora FEDORA-2012-16673 2012-11-06
Mandriva MDVSA-2013:134 2013-04-10
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