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CVE-2024-53849 Detail

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
CVSS-B 4.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Hyperlink Resource
http://editorconfig.org
https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/4d5518a0a4e4910c37281ab13a048d0d86999782
https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/a8dd5312e08abeab95ff5656d32ed3cb85fba70b
https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/pull/103
https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/security/advisories/GHSA-475j-wc37-6274

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-53849
NVD Published Date:
11/26/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/26/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.