CVE-2018-12495

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    CVE-2018-12495

    Published: 15 Jun 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The quoteblock function in markdown.c in libmarkdown.a in DISCOUNT 2.2.3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

    References: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00009.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4293, https://github.com/Orc/discount/issues/189#issuecomment-397541501

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 9e9d5158735d7401296ecd28515e9dbef831e4e1
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.2.3-a

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High