Vulnerability 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 Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Indent | 2.2.13 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0911Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260399Issue Tracking
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-indent/2024-01/msg00000.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0911Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260399Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-indent/2024-01/msg00000.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-0911?
CVE-2024-0911 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 ...
How severe is CVE-2024-0911?
CVE-2024-0911 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-0911?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Indent.