4.8
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2024-53849
EditorConfig Core C Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 27, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 27, 2024, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Editorconfig editorconfig
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update the editorconfig packages to address multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities.
  • Update the affected editorconfig packages.
  • Upgrade to version 0.12.7 or later.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference http://editorconfig.org
    Added Reference https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/4d5518a0a4e4910c37281ab13a048d0d86999782
    Added Reference https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/a8dd5312e08abeab95ff5656d32ed3cb85fba70b
    Added Reference https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/pull/103
    Added Reference https://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/security/advisories/GHSA-475j-wc37-6274
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.8
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