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-rw-r--r--src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs16
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
index 607d0971a..31db51028 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Markdown.hs
@@ -1041,8 +1041,20 @@ inlinesBetween start end =
where inner = innerSpace <|> (notFollowedBy' whitespace >> inline)
innerSpace = try $ whitespace >>~ notFollowedBy' end
+-- This is used to prevent exponential blowups for things like:
+-- a**a*a**a*a**a*a**a*a**a*a**a*a**
+nested :: GenParser Char ParserState a
+ -> GenParser Char ParserState a
+nested p = do
+ nestlevel <- stateMaxNestingLevel `fmap` getState
+ guard $ nestlevel > 0
+ updateState $ \st -> st{ stateMaxNestingLevel = stateMaxNestingLevel st - 1 }
+ res <- p
+ updateState $ \st -> st{ stateMaxNestingLevel = nestlevel }
+ return res
+
emph :: GenParser Char ParserState Inline
-emph = Emph `liftM`
+emph = Emph `fmap` nested
(inlinesBetween starStart starEnd <|> inlinesBetween ulStart ulEnd)
where starStart = char '*' >> lookAhead nonspaceChar
starEnd = notFollowedBy' strong >> char '*'
@@ -1050,7 +1062,7 @@ emph = Emph `liftM`
ulEnd = notFollowedBy' strong >> char '_'
strong :: GenParser Char ParserState Inline
-strong = Strong `liftM`
+strong = Strong `liftM` nested
(inlinesBetween starStart starEnd <|> inlinesBetween ulStart ulEnd)
where starStart = string "**" >> lookAhead nonspaceChar
starEnd = try $ string "**"