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CVE-2023-40305

Publication date 14 August 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace in indent.c via a crafted file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
indent 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Fixed 2.2.12-4ubuntu0.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.2.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.2.12-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored

Patch details

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Package Patch details
indent

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6389-1
    • Indent vulnerability
    • 20 September 2023

Other references