Md4C
CVE-2018-11547
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
md_is_link_reference_definition_helper in md4c 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer over-read because md_is_link_label mishandles loop termination.
AnalysisAI
md_is_link_reference_definition_helper in md4c 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer over-read because md_is_link_label mishandles loop termination. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125), which allows attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. md_is_link_reference_definition_helper in md4c 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer over-read because md_is_link_label mishandles loop termination. Affected products include: Md4C Project Md4C.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate array indices and buffer lengths. Use memory-safe languages. Enable AddressSanitizer during testing.
md4c before 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer overflow because md_split_simple_pairing_mark mishandles splits. Rated critica
md_build_attribute in md4c.c in md4c 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and
md_push_block_bytes in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.5 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial
md4c 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer over-read because md_is_named_entity_contents has an off-by-one error. Rated critical
md4c 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer overflow in md_merge_lines because md_is_link_label mishandles the case of a link lab
md_analyze_line in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.7 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of s
md4c 0.2.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function md_process_line in md4c.c, related to ctx->current_block. Rate
Same weakness CWE-125 – Out-of-bounds Read
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