Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2326-1 htmlunit -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
15 Aug 2020
Affected Packages:
htmlunit
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-5529.
More information:

Malicious JavaScript code was able to execute arbitrary Java code on the application.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.8-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your htmlunit packages.

For the detailed security status of htmlunit please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/htmlunit

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS