CVE-2024-0911 (GCVE-0-2024-0911)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-06 14:13 – Updated: 2025-11-04 22:05
VLAI
Title
Indent: heap-based buffer overflow in set_buf_break()
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-06 21:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
fedora CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 34 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 2.2.13
Date Public
2024-01-23 00:00
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