CVE-2008-5185 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5185: 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 "<".

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5185 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

geshi→ fixed in1.0.8.1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y geshi

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

geshi→ fixed in1.0.8.1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y geshi

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

geshi→ fixed in1.0.8.1-1urgency: medium

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y geshi

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