CVE-2022-24724 | Integer overflow in table parsing extension leads to heap memory corruption

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cmark-gfm is GitHub's extended version of the C reference implementation of CommonMark. Prior to versions 0.29.0.gfm.3 and 0.28.3.gfm.21, an integer overflow in cmark-gfm's table row parsing `table.c:row_from_string` may lead to heap memory corruption when parsing tables who's marker rows contain more than UINT16_MAX columns. The impact of this heap corruption ranges from Information Leak to Arbitrary Code Execution depending on how and where `cmark-gfm` is used. If `cmark-gfm` is used for rendering remote user controlled markdown, this vulnerability may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in applications employing affected versions of the `cmark-gfm` library. This vulnerability has been patched in the following cmark-gfm versions 0.29.0.gfm.3 and 0.28.3.gfm.21. A workaround is available. The vulnerability exists in the table markdown extensions of cmark-gfm. Disabling the table extension will prevent this vulnerability from being triggered.

Published: 2022-03-03 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-24724 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.19%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2022-24724

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24724

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 5.44% 4.19% -1.25%
2 2025-11-18 4.19% 5.44% +1.25%
3 2025-07-29 — 4.19% —

Full EPSS history (31 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24724

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24724

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-24724

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-24724 unimportant priority: Debian including 5 source packages (cmark-gfm, ghostwriter, python-cmarkgfm, r-cran-commonmark, ruby-commonmarker), 25 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 21, open 4. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-24724
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24724
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-24724 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cmark-gfm), 11 status rows across 11 suites (focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 7, not-affected 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24724

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24724

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
github cmark-gfm < 0.28.3.gfm.21 cpe:2.3:a:github:cmark-gfm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
github cmark-gfm > 0.28.3.gfm.21, < 0.29.0.gfm.3 cpe:2.3:a:github:cmark-gfm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 34 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 35 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24724

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166599/cmark-gfm-Integer-overflow.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/github/cmark-gfm/security/advisories/GHSA-mc3g-88wq-6f4x Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5CYUU662VO6CCXQKVZVOHXX3RGIF2DLQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F7V3HAM5H6YFJG2QFEXACZR3XVWFTXTC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KH4UQA6VWVZU5EW3HNEAB7D7BTCNJSJ2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RSKUOJ2VAYGTJXPDE2RRPMNLVVMKCI77/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TJBFIJEHJZEEDG6MO4MQHZYKUXELH77O/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z55K6VNVKO2G5SNKRCQ2KDG5SKTX5PVV/
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