CVE-2022-21670
Published: 10 January 2022
markdown-it is a Markdown parser. Prior to version 1.3.2, special patterns with length greater than 50 thousand characterss could slow down the parser significantly. Users should upgrade to version 12.3.2 to receive a patch. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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node-markdown-it
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
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focal |
Does not exist
|
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hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Needs triage
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
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lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
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mantic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
noble |
Needs triage
|
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trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
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upstream |
Needs triage
|
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xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
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Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/commit/ffc49ab46b5b751cd2be0aabb146f2ef84986101 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.3 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | Low |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |