7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-37463
Rocketeer Markdown Text Processor Polynomial Time Complexity Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Description

cmark-gfm is an extended version of the C reference implementation of CommonMark, a rationalized version of Markdown syntax with a spec. Three polynomial time complexity issues in cmark-gfm may lead to unbounded resource exhaustion and subsequent denial of service. These vulnerabilities have been patched in 0.29.0.gfm.12.

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 25, 2023, 6:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-37463 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Github cmark-gfm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-37463.

URL Resource
https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/releases/tag/0.29.0.gfm.12 Release Notes
https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qg-3vf7-m9x5 Exploit

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-37463 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/releases/tag/0.29.0.gfm.12 No Types Assigned https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/releases/tag/0.29.0.gfm.12 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qg-3vf7-m9x5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qg-3vf7-m9x5 Exploit
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:github:cmark-gfm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.29.0.gfm.12
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.36777

percentile

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