CVE-2008-5619 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-5619: html2text.php in Chuggnutt HTML to Text Converter, as used in PHPMailer before 5.2.10, RoundCube Webmail (roundcubemail) 0.2-1.alpha and 0.2-3.beta, Mahara, and AtMail Open 1.03, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input that is processed by the preg_replace function with t

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-5619 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

roundcube→ fixed in0.1.1-9urgency: high

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

roundcube→ fixed in0.1.1-9urgency: high

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

roundcube→ fixed in0.1.1-9urgency: high

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

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