CVE-2024-53849: Stack Overflow

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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Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-121 CWE-121

References

Other References

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 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00036.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-53849? +

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.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-53849? +

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