Resource Management Errors Affecting geshi package, versions <1.0.8.1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
21.34% (97th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-GESHI-515683
  • published21 Nov 2008
  • disclosed21 Nov 2008

Introduced: 21 Nov 2008

CVE-2008-5185  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 geshi to version 1.0.8.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream geshi package and not the geshi package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The highlighting functionality in geshi.php in GeSHi before 1.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an XML sequence containing an opening delimiter without a closing delimiter, as demonstrated using "<".

CVSS Scores

version 3.1