RSEC-2023-6

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Import Source
https://github.com/RConsortium/r-advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/commonmark/RSEC-2023-6.yaml
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/RSEC-2023-6
Published
2023-10-06T05:00:00.600Z
Modified
2023-10-20T07:27:00.600Z
Summary
Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability
Details

The commonmark package, specifically in its dependency on GitHub Flavored Markdown before version 0.29.0.gfm.1, has a vulnerability related to time complexity. Parsing certain crafted markdown tables can take O(n * n) time, leading to potential Denial of Service attacks. This issue does not affect the upstream cmark project and has been fixed in version 0.29.0.gfm.1.

References

Affected packages

CRAN / commonmark

Package

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0.2
Fixed
1.8

Affected versions

0.*

0.2
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9

1.*

1.0
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7