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CVE-2023-40305

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIndent

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

References (5)

Product
Source: [email protected]
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/indent/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W6SL3NKMH5R4S5PD2O3MTC2UR4SBVHK/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MIUH3F63KQJWYR3FLKRZUYYRJOY6FYX/
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OB6GB6FUFPV5VJAZIANDG4YNNDW6JNXX/
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?64503

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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