Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40305
CVE-2023-40305
Description
GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace in indent.c via a crafted file.
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Affected products
8- GNU/indentdescription
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/indent&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/indent&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/indent&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/indent&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/indent&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/indent&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 2.2.11-150000.3.6.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.11-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.11-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.13-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.11-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.11-150000.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.10-38.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- ftp.gnu.org/gnu/indent/nvdProduct
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W6SL3NKMH5R4S5PD2O3MTC2UR4SBVHK/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MIUH3F63KQJWYR3FLKRZUYYRJOY6FYX/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OB6GB6FUFPV5VJAZIANDG4YNNDW6JNXX/nvd
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