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HistoryAug 14, 2023 - 4:49 p.m.

CVE-2023-40305

2023-08-1416:49:12
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flaw
indent program
buffer overflow
crash
mitigation

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

21.5%

A flaw was found in indent, a program for formatting C code. This flaw allows an attacker who can trick a user into processing a specially crafted file to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, causing the application to crash.

Mitigation

Do not process untrusted files with the indent program.

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

21.5%