CVE-2023-22485

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

Description

cmark-gfm is GitHub's fork of cmark, a CommonMark parsing and rendering library and program in C. In versions prior 0.29.0.gfm.7, a crafted markdown document can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the `validate_protocol` function. We believe this bug is harmless in practice, because the out-of-bounds read accesses `malloc` metadata without causing any visible damage.This vulnerability has been patched in 0.29.0.gfm.7.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read CWE-91

How to fix

Remediation Available

cmark-gfmDebian

Fixed in:0.29.0.gfm.13-1CVE-2023-22485

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.72%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-0160	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-5777	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-4034	High	7.8	95%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-22485?

Upgrade cmark-gfm on debian 13 to 0.29.0.gfm.13-1 or later.

Is CVE-2023-22485 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-22485 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.72% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 51% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-22485?

CVE-2023-22485 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-22485 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for cmark-gfm (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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