Indent: heap-based buffer overflow in set_buf_break()
Priority LOW 25CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00312 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | indent | 2.2.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- indent Vendor— Affected 2.2.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0911
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppj5-c4cc-c277
References
More GNU Indent vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-21145 GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace in indent.c via a crafted file. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-0911 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0911 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppj5-c4cc-c277 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-0911 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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