davidfstr rdiscount prior 2.2.7.4 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in davidfstr rdiscount. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-35201. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in davidfstr rdiscount and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Discount is an implementation of John Gruber's Markdown markup language in C. From 1.3.1.1 to before 2.2.7.4, a signed length truncation bug causes an out-of-bounds read in the default Markdown parse path. Inputs larger than INT_MAX are truncated to a signed int before entering the native parser, allowing the parser to read past the end of the supplied buffer and crash the process. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.2.7.4.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-35201 since 04/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.2.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: rdiscount 2.2.7.4

Timelineinfo

04/01/2026 CVE reserved
04/06/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
04/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-6r34-94wq-jhrc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-35201 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-35201
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355667

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2026 22:40
Changes: 04/06/2026 22:40 (63)
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Cache ID: 216:D8E:103

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