Md4C
CVE-2020-26148
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
md_push_block_bytes in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.5 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of service (e.g., assertion failure) via a malformed Markdown document.
AnalysisAI
md_push_block_bytes in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.5 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of service (e.g., assertion failure) via a malformed Markdown document. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908), which allows attackers to access uninitialized memory causing crashes or information disclosure. md_push_block_bytes in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.5 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of service (e.g., assertion failure) via a malformed Markdown document. Affected products include: Md4C Project Md4C.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Initialize all variables, use compiler warnings for uninitialized access, use memory-safe languages.
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md_build_attribute in md4c.c in md4c 0.2.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault and
md_is_link_reference_definition_helper in md4c 0.2.5 has a heap-based buffer over-read because md_is_link_label mishandl
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-908 – Use of Uninitialized Resource
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