MediumFix available
indent — security advisory
GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace in indent.c via a crafted file.
- Products
- indent
- Affected versions
- 2.2.12-4, 2.2.12-4+deb12u1
- Fixed versions
- 2.2.12-4+deb12u2, 2.2.13-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-40305
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 15:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GNU indent 2.2.13 has a heap-based buffer overflow in search_brace in indent.c via a crafted file.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40305
indent
Fixed versions: 2.2.12-4+deb12u2
indent
Fixed versions: 2.2.13-3
indent
Fixed versions: 2.2.13-3
Complete source record
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