CVE-2021-26813 Information

Description

markdown2 >=1.0.1.18 fixed in 2.4.0 is affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability. If an attacker provides a malicious string it can make markdown2 processing difficult or delayed for an extended period of time.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/trentm/python-markdown2/pull/387 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BRP5RN35JZTSJ3JT4722F447ZDK7LZS5/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JTIX5UXRDJZJ57DO4V33ZNJTNKWGBQLY/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J752422YELXLMLZJPVJVKD2KKHHQRVEH/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5