What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5147?

CVE-2015-5147 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-5147?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2015-5147. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Redcarpet CVE-2015-5147

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2015-07-14 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow Redcarpet

7.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 14, 2015 - 16:59 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Stack-based buffer overflow in the header_anchor function in the HTML renderer in Redcarpet before 3.3.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Stack-based buffer overflow in the header_anchor function in the HTML renderer in Redcarpet before 3.3.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Redcarpet Project Redcarpet. Version information: before 3.3.2.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.