Medium severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 27, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2024-53849
CVE-2024-53849
Description
editorconfig-core-c is theEditorConfig core library written in C (for use by plugins supporting EditorConfig parsing). In affected versions several overflows may occur in switch case '[' when the input pattern contains many escaped characters. The added backslashes leave too little space in the output pattern when processing nested brackets such that the remaining input length exceeds the output capacity. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.12.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Patches
24d5518a0a4e4a8dd5312e08aVulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
6- editorconfig.orgnvd
- github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/4d5518a0a4e4910c37281ab13a048d0d86999782nvd
- github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/a8dd5312e08abeab95ff5656d32ed3cb85fba70bnvd
- github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/pull/103nvd
- github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/security/advisories/GHSA-475j-wc37-6274nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00036.htmlnvd
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