Vulnerability · Published Aug 14, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-40305
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the indent package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace in indent.c via a crafted file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | indent | 2.2.12-4+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40305 |
| Debian:13 | indent | 2.2.13-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40305 |
| Debian:14 | indent | 2.2.13-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40305 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | indent | 2.2.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6389-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | indent | 2.2.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40305 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?64503
- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/indent/
- FEDORA-2023-b7f5059ee9 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-67d8bcb63c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-845edc1181 vendor-advisory