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CVE-2018-11503 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/Orc/discount/issues/189#issuecomment-392247798 CVEIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00009.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4293 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Orc/discount/issues/189#issuecomment-392247798 [email protected]Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00009.html [email protected]Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
discount project discount
2.2.3 a

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:discount_project:discount:2.2.3:a:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
8.0
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-11503
NVD Published Date:
May 26, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-11503 Details - Not Deferred