CVE-2024-44337

The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML

Medium · published October 15, 2024

CVSS v3.1
5.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Prior to pseudoversion `v0.0.0-20240729232818-a2a9c4f`, which corresponds with commit `a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252`, there was a logical problem in the paragraph function of the parser/block.go file, which allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by providing a tailor-made input that caused an infinite loop, causing the program to hang and consume resources indefinitely. Submit `a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252` contains fixes to this problem.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00501 · 42.0th percentile
Published
2024-10-15T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 OCT 00:00Z
    The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML
    cvelistv5