Description
cmark-gfm is GitHub's extended version of the C reference implementation of CommonMark. Prior to versions 0.29.0.gfm.3 and 0.28.3.gfm.21, an integer overflow in cmark-gfm's table row parsing `table.c:row_from_string` may lead to heap memory corruption when parsing tables who's marker rows contain more than UINT16_MAX columns. The impact of this heap corruption ranges from Information Leak to Arbitrary Code Execution depending on how and where `cmark-gfm` is used. If `cmark-gfm` is used for rendering remote user controlled markdown, this vulnerability may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in applications employing affected versions of the `cmark-gfm` library. This vulnerability has been patched in the following cmark-gfm versions 0.29.0.gfm.3 and 0.28.3.gfm.21. A workaround is available. The vulnerability exists in the table markdown extensions of cmark-gfm. Disabling the table extension will prevent this vulnerability from being triggered.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| github | cmark-gfm | < 0.28.3.gfm.21; >= 0.29.0.gfm.0, < 0.29.0.gfm.3 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166599/cmark-gfm-Integer-overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-mc3g-88wq-6f4xThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5CYUU662VO6CCXQKVZVOHXX3RGIF2DLQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7V3HAM5H6YFJG2QFEXACZR3XVWFTXTC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KH4UQA6VWVZU5EW3HNEAB7D7BTCNJSJ2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSKUOJ2VAYGTJXPDE2RRPMNLVVMKCI77/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJBFIJEHJZEEDG6MO4MQHZYKUXELH77O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z55K6VNVKO2G5SNKRCQ2KDG5SKTX5PVV/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166599/cmark-gfm-Integer-overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-mc3g-88wq-6f4xThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5CYUU662VO6CCXQKVZVOHXX3RGIF2DLQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7V3HAM5H6YFJG2QFEXACZR3XVWFTXTC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KH4UQA6VWVZU5EW3HNEAB7D7BTCNJSJ2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSKUOJ2VAYGTJXPDE2RRPMNLVVMKCI77/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJBFIJEHJZEEDG6MO4MQHZYKUXELH77O/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z55K6VNVKO2G5SNKRCQ2KDG5SKTX5PVV/
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 3, 2022
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified