DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11503

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11503
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11503.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11503
Upstream
Published
2018-05-26T21:29:00.300Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:18:35.003185Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / discount

Package

Name
discount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/discount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / discount

Package

Name
discount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/discount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / discount

Package

Name
discount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/discount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / discount

Package

Name
discount
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/discount?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}