CVE-2024-44337

MEDIUM

gomarkdown/markdown < 0.0.0-20240729212818-a2a9c4f76ef5 - Denial of Service via Infinite Loop in Paragraph Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-44337. PoCs published by Brinmon.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains a functional Go-based PoC for CVE-2024-44337, demonstrating a DoS vulnerability in the `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` library via an infinite loop triggered by a crafted input string. The exploit targets a logical flaw in the `paragraph` function of `parser/block.go`.

Description

The package `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` is a Go library for parsing Markdown text and rendering as HTML. Prior to pseudoversion `v0.0.0-20240729232818-a2a9c4f`, which corresponds with commit `a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252`, there was a logical problem in the paragraph function of the parser/block.go file, which allowed a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition by providing a tailor-made input that caused an infinite loop, causing the program to hang and consume resources indefinitely. Submit `a2a9c4f76ef5a5c32108e36f7c47f8d310322252` contains fixes to this problem.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by Brinmon · poc
https://github.com/Brinmon/CVE-2024-44337

The repository contains a functional Go-based PoC for CVE-2024-44337, demonstrating a DoS vulnerability in the `github.com/gomarkdown/markdown` library via an infinite loop triggered by a crafted input string. The exploit targets a logical flaw in the `paragraph` function of `parser/block.go`.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: github.com/gomarkdown/markdown (versions prior to v0.0.0-20240729232818-a2a9c4f)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A system running the vulnerable version of the `gomarkdown/markdown` library
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 5.1
EPSS 0.0404
EPSS Percentile 88.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (1)
gomarkdown/markdown 0 - 0.0.0-20240729212818-a2a9c4f76ef5Go
Published Oct 15, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026