CVE-2012-6640 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2012-6640: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Horde Internet Mail Program (IMP) before 5.0.22, as used in Horde Groupware Webmail Edition before 4.0.9, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted SVG image attachment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5565.

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2012-6640 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

php-horde-imp→ fixed in5.0.22urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php-horde-imp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

php-horde-imp→ fixed in5.0.22urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y php-horde-imp
```

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