CVE-2024-0911 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-0911: Indent: heap-based buffer overflow in set_buf_break()

Weakness CWE-122
Published February 6, 2024
Last update November 4, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in indent, a program for formatting C code. This issue may allow an attacker to trick a user into processing a specially crafted file to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, causing the application to crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 6, 2024 CVE published
November 4, 2025 Record updated