Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libmarkdown package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBMARKDOWN-1938139
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 May 2018

Introduced: 23 May 2018

CVE-2018-12495  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 libmarkdown.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmarkdown package and not the libmarkdown package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The quoteblock function in markdown.c in libmarkdown.a in DISCOUNT 2.2.3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.