Source: python-markdown X-Debbugs-CC: [email protected] Severity: normal Tags: security
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for python-markdown. CVE-2019-25781[0]: | Python-Markdown 3.0 through 3.11.2 contains an algorithmic | complexity vulnerability in inline link parsing that allows remote | attackers to exhaust CPU through unmatched brackets. Attackers can | submit short Markdown containing repeated [ or ![ characters, | forcing LinkInlineProcessor.getText() and getLink() into quadratic | scans that keep workers busy for minutes. https://github.com/Python-Markdown/markdown/issues/798 https://github.com/Python-Markdown/markdown/issues/1654 If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-25781 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25781 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.
