CVE-2024-0911

MEDIUM 5.5

Indent: heap-based buffer overflow in set_buf_break()

CVSS Score

5.5

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-122
Published	Feb 6, 2024
Last Updated	Nov 4, 2025

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0911 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2260399 lists.gnu.org: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-indent/2024-01/msg00000.html lists.fedoraproject.org: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GIEHMOQDLPRTE4FDOA4X6PMOCNLK6BCP/ lists.fedoraproject.org: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AYVDWBSJROWOWMPDVMVG4L5FGVJC5REN/