diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 33c02d9cf4..a5d5654de7 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
       this.tokens.push({
         type: 'code',
         text: !this.options.pedantic
-          ? cap.replace(/\n+$/, '')
+          ? rtrim(cap, '\n')
           : cap
       });
       continue;
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ function resolveUrl(base, href) {
     if (/^[^:]+:\/*[^/]*$/.test(base)) {
       baseUrls[' ' + base] = base + '/';
     } else {
-      baseUrls[' ' + base] = base.replace(/[^/]*$/, '');
+      baseUrls[' ' + base] = rtrim(base, '/', true);
     }
   }
   base = baseUrls[' ' + base];
@@ -1355,6 +1355,32 @@ function splitCells(tableRow, count) {
   return cells;
 }
 
+// Remove trailing 'c's. Equivalent to str.replace(/c*$/, '').
+// /c*$/ is vulnerable to REDOS.
+// invert: Remove suffix of non-c chars instead. Default falsey.
+function rtrim(str, c, invert) {
+  if (str.length === 0) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  // Length of suffix matching the invert condition.
+  var suffLen = 0;
+
+  // Step left until we fail to match the invert condition.
+  while (suffLen < str.length) {
+    var currChar = str.charAt(str.length - suffLen - 1);
+    if (currChar === c && !invert) {
+      suffLen++;
+    } else if (currChar !== c && invert) {
+      suffLen++;
+    } else {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return str.substr(0, str.length - suffLen);
+}
+
 /**
  * Marked
  */