Out-of-bounds Read Affecting discount package, versions <2.2.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-DISCOUNT-523606
  • published26 May 2018
  • disclosed26 May 2018

Introduced: 26 May 2018

CVE-2018-11503  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 discount to version 2.2.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream discount package and not the discount package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The isfootnote 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, as demonstrated by mkd2html.