cmark-gfm up to 0.29.0.gfm.6 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in cmark-gfm up to 0.29.0.gfm.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-22484. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in cmark-gfm up to 0.29.0.gfm.6. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

cmark-gfm is GitHub's fork of cmark, a CommonMark parsing and rendering library and program in C. Versions prior to 0.29.0.gfm.7 are subject to a polynomial time complexity issue in cmark-gfm that may lead to unbounded resource exhaustion and subsequent denial of service. This vulnerability has been patched in 0.29.0.gfm.7.

The weakness was presented 01/24/2023 as GHSA-24f7-9frr-5h2r. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-22484 since 12/29/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 218384 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : cmark-gfm vulnerabilities (USN-7319-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 0.29.0.gfm.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (218384). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 218384
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : cmark-gfm vulnerabilities (USN-7319-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: cmark-gfm 0.29.0.gfm.7

Timelineinfo

12/29/2022 🔍
01/24/2023 +26 days 🔍
01/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/04/2025 +770 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-24f7-9frr-5h2r
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-22484 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-22484
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219198

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2023 07:48
Updated: 03/04/2025 14:23
Changes: 01/24/2023 07:48 (49), 02/18/2023 14:53 (11), 03/04/2025 14:23 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:55F:103

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