CVE-2023-42821
Description
The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Prior to pseudoversion `0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee`, which corresponds with commit `14b16010c2ee7ff33a940a541d993bd043a88940`, parsing malformed markdown input with parser that uses parser.Mmark extension could result in out-of-bounds read vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, parser needs to have `parser.Mmark` extension set. The panic occurs inside the `citation.go` file on the line 69 when the parser tries to access the element past its length. This can result in a denial of service. Commit `14b16010c2ee7ff33a940a541d993bd043a88940`/pseudoversion `0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee` contains a patch for this issue.
How to fix
- github.com/gomarkdown/markdown0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gomarkdown markdown | No range specified | — |
| github.com/gomarkdown/markdownGo | v < 0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee | 0.0.0-20230922105210-14b16010c2ee |
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