What is CVE-2020-26148?

CVE-2020-26148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Md4c Project, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-26148?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-26148 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Md4c Project

CVE-2020-26148

md_push_block_bytes in md4c.c in md4c 0.4.5 allows attackers to trigger use of uninitialized memory, and cause a denial of service (e.g., assertion failure) via a malformed Markdown document.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Md4c_project Md4c — versions 0.4.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-26148?: CVE-2020-26148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Md4c Project, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-26148?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-26148 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.