Critical severity · published May 29, 2018
CVE-2018-11545
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 label composed solely of backslash escapes
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 label composed solely of backslash escapes.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MD
Md4c · Md4c Project
0.2.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11545
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11545
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mity/md4c/issues/39
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