UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40305

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40305

    Published: 14 Aug 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-40305
    Aliases:
    USN-6389-1

    Summary:

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

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40305, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6389-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40305

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: indent

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.2.11-4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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