CVE-2024-44337
MEDIUM EPSS 39.1%
Published Oct 15, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.1 CVSS 3.1
Published Oct 15, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
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.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
39.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
References 2
- github.com https://github.com/Brinmon/CVE-2024-44337
- github.com https://github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/commit/a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.