#VU65401 Integer overflow in cmark-gfm - CVE-2022-24724

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#VU65401 Integer overflow in cmark-gfm - CVE-2022-24724

Published: July 18, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65401
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24724
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
cmark-gfm
Software vendor:
GitHub

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when parsing tables whose marker rows contain more than UINT16_MAX columns. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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