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CVE-2018-11468

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CVE-2018-11468 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the DISCOUNT 2.2.3a library, specifically within the __mkd_trim_line function, which can be triggered by a crafted file and demonstrated via mkd2html. This flaw primarily impacts Debian Linux distributions utilizing the DISCOUNT library. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to achieve a denial of service (A:H), with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:discount_project:discount:2.2.3:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0151 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: discount

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-11468Low

discount: heap-based buffer over-read __mkd_trim_line function in mkdio.c

May 25, 2018

References

github.com / Orc/discount/issues/189
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4293
Third Party Advisory