FKIE_CVE-2015-5147

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-07-14 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:28
Severity
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the header_anchor function in the HTML renderer in Redcarpet before 3.3.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/29/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/30/10
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75508
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/29/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/30/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75508
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redcarpet_project redcarpet *
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