CVE-2012-4277 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-4277: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the smarty_function_html_options_optoutput function in distribution/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php in Smarty before 3.1.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-4277 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

smarty3→ fixed in3.1.10-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y smarty3
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

smarty3→ fixed in3.1.10-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y smarty3
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

smarty3→ fixed in3.1.10-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y smarty3
```

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