CVE-2014-6393 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-6393: The Express web framework before 3.11 and 4.x before 4.5 for Node.js does not provide a charset field in HTTP Content-Type headers in 400 level responses, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via characters in a non-standard encoding.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-6393 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-express→ fixed in4.16.4-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-express

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-express→ fixed in4.16.4-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-express

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

node-express→ fixed in4.16.4-1urgency: unimportant

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y node-express

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