CVE-2018-11545 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in md4c version 0.2.5, specifically within the md_merge_lines function due to improper handling of link labels consisting solely of backslash escapes. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), indicating it can be exploited remotely without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:md4c_project:md4c:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.