CVE-2015-5147 redcarpet Buffer Overflow vulnerability
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 2.5%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rubygems redcarpet(RubyGems) | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.2 | 3.3.2 |
| rubygems redcarpet(RubyGems) | = 3.3.0 | No fix listed |
| rubygems redcarpet(RubyGems) | = 3.3.1 | No fix listed |
| redcarpet project redcarpet | <= 3.3.1 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- github.com
- [oss-security] 20150629 CVE request: Stack overflow in redcarpet's header_anchor mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20150630 Re: CVE request: Stack overflow in redcarpet's header_anchor mailing-list
- web.archive.org
- github.com patch
- github.com
- github.com product
- 75508 vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-5147 vendor-advisory