CVE-2018-12495 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the quoteblock function of libmarkdown.a in DISCOUNT 2.2.3a, affecting various Debian and Discount Project products. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service through a crafted file. Rated 5.5 (Medium) on the CVSS scale, it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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