Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c package, versions [,0.12.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-EDITORCONFIGEDITORCONFIGCOREC-8441260
  • published27 Nov 2024
  • disclosed27 Nov 2024
  • creditChristopher Wellons

Introduced: 27 Nov 2024

NewCVE-2024-53849  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c to version 0.12.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow due to improper handling of nested brackets and escaped characters in the input pattern.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1