CVE-2018-12495: 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)…

PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.0

AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH

EPSS

1.79%

76.2th percentile

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.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	discount	< discount 2.2.4-1 (bookworm)	discount 2.2.4-1 (bookworm)
discount_project	discount	—	—
discount_project	discount	>= 0 < 2.2.4-1	2.2.4-1
discount_project	discount	>= 0 < 2.2.4-1	2.2.4-1
discount_project	discount	>= 0 < 2.2.4-1	2.2.4-1
discount_project	discount	>= 0 < 2.2.4-1	2.2.4-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv5.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM

vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM

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