CVE-2020-26148 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting md4c 0.4.5, specifically within the md_push_block_bytes function in md4c.c. An attacker can trigger use of uninitialized memory and cause an assertion failure by providing a malformed Markdown document. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:md4c_project:md4c:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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