CVE-2008-5185 (GCVE-0-2008-5185)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-21 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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 "<".
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32377 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://geshi.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/geshi/tru… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/20/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2008-11-20 00:00
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