GNU Indent 2.2.13 set_buf_break heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in GNU Indent 2.2.13. Affected is the function set_buf_break. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-0911. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Indent 2.2.13. Affected is the function set_buf_break. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 01/26/2024. The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-0911. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch 2.2.13-7.fc40 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: Yes
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Patch: 2.2.13-7.fc40

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01/25/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: bugzilla.redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-0911 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0911
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252108

Entryinfo

Created: 01/26/2024 07:24
Updated: 11/06/2025 22:28
Changes: 01/26/2024 07:24 (39), 02/19/2024 07:22 (2), 02/19/2024 07:27 (21), 11/06/2025 22:28 (16)
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