Medium severity5.5OSV Advisory· Published May 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11503
CVE-2018-11503
Description
The isfootnote function in markdown.c in libmarkdown.a in DISCOUNT 2.2.3a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by mkd2html.
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References
3- github.com/Orc/discount/issues/189nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00009.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4293nvdThird Party Advisory
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