CVE-2024-0911 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Indent

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
GNU IndentDebian Indent
Timeline
PublishedFeb 6

Description

A flaw was found in indent, a program for formatting C code. This issue may allow an attacker to trick a user into processing a specially crafted file to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, causing the application to crash.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/indent< indent 2.2.12-4+deb12u3 (bookworm)
▶Debiangnu/indent< 2.2.12-1+deb11u1+3
▶NVDgnu/indent2.2.13

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-ppj5-c4cc-c277: A flaw was found in Indent↗2024-02-06
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OSV
CVE-2024-0911: A flaw was found in indent, a program for formatting C code↗2024-02-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
indent: heap-based buffer overflow in set_buf_break()↗2024-01-23
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Debian
CVE-2024-0911: indent - A flaw was found in indent, a program for formatting C code. This issue may allo...↗2024
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