CVE-2015-5147
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the header_anchor function in the HTML renderer in Redcarpet before 3.3.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redcarpet_project | redcarpet | {"endIncluding":"3.3.1"} | |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/818
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/29/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/30/10
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75508
- https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5147
- https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/commit/2cee777c1e5babe8a1e2683d31ea75cc4afe55fb
- https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150711061256/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75508
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5147
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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