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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-30027

md_analyze_line in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.7 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of service via a malformed Markdown document.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.70%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

md_analyze_line in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.7 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of service via a malformed Markdown document.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.70% probability · 51th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-908
Affected
md4c project/md4c
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.