VulnerabilityModified
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 "<".
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.89%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.89% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- geshi/geshi
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://geshi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/geshi/trunk/geshi-1.0.X/src/geshi.php?r1=1321&r2=1322&view=patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32377
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46769
- http://geshi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/geshi/trunk/geshi-1.0.X/src/geshi.php?r1=1321&r2=1322&view=patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32377
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46769
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.