Out-of-bounds read in Indent - #VU75536

 

Out-of-bounds read in Indent - #VU75536

Published: April 27, 2023 / Updated: May 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75536
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the found_keyword() function in src/lexi.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into processing it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


Affected software

Indent
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
indent
indent-debugsource
indent-debuginfo

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Indent - update to 2.2.13
indent - addressed in versions 2.2.10-38.3.1, 2.2.11-150000.3.3.1
indent-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.2.10-38.3.1, 2.2.11-150000.3.3.1
indent-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.2.10-38.3.1, 2.2.11-150000.3.3.1

External References

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