🛡️ GHSA-7vh7-fw88-wj87 — commonmarker (CVE-2023-37463)
Description
Several quadratic complexity bugs may lead to denial of service in Commonmarker
Impact
Several quadratic complexity bugs in commonmarker's underlying [cmark-gfm](https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm) library may lead to unbounded resource exhaustion and subsequent denial of service.
The following vulnerabilities were addressed:
- [CVE-2023-37463](https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-w4qg-3vf7-m9x5)
For more information, consult the release notes for version [0.29.0.gfm.12](https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/releases/tag/0.29.0.gfm.12).
Mitigation
Users are advised to upgrade to commonmarker version [0.23.10](https://rubygems.org/gems/commonmarker/versions/0.23.10).
Weakness class
GHSA-7vh7-fw88-wj87 is classified as CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity. Crafted input drives an algorithm into its worst case, so a small request costs disproportionate work.
Affected software
GHSA-7vh7-fw88-wj87 is recorded against 1 package.
- commonmarker (fixed in 0.23.10)
Timeline and source
Published on 8 August 2023 and last revised on 1 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
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Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| commonmarker | — | 0.23.10 |
References
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