CVE-2023-24824
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
cmark-gfm is GitHub's fork of cmark, a CommonMark parsing and rendering library and program in C. A polynomial time complexity issue in cmark-gfm may lead to unbounded resource exhaustion and subsequent denial of service. This CVE covers quadratic complexity issues when parsing text which leads with either large numbers of `>` or `-` characters. This issue has been addressed in version 0.29.0.gfm.10. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should validate that their input comes from trusted sources.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2023-24824
- Assigner
- security-advisories@github.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2023-03-31T23:15:07
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-04-11T06:25:18
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:github:cmark-gfm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.29.0.gfm.10. |
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/commit/2300c1bd2c8226108885bf019655c4159cf26b59 | Patch |
| https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-66g8-4hjf-77xh | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24824 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24824 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-17 03:58:49 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2023-04-17 03:58:52 | Weakness Enumeration | new |