CVE-2024-53849
Several stack buffer overflows and pointer overflows in editorconfig-core-c
02 Description
Several stack buffer overflows and pointer overflows in editorconfig-core-c
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 10.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 4.8 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS 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/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
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-11-26 23:34Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 22:29Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-11-22
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 4.8)
- CNA CVSS 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ada4ae125dca3ced71ffad1b4fc0fe21ae9b10aaac140e2a3dfd240a6a591a3c
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/security/advisories/GHSA-475j-wc37-6274
- github.comhttps://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/pull/103
- github.comhttps://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/4d5518a0a4e4910c37281ab13a048d0d86999782
- github.comhttps://github.com/editorconfig/editorconfig-core-c/commit/a8dd5312e08abeab95ff5656d32ed3cb85fba70b
- editorconfig.orghttp://editorconfig.org
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00036.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- editorconfig-core No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- editorconfig-core Fixed in 0.12.7-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- editorconfig-core Fixed in 0.12.7-0.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- editorconfig-core Fixed in 0.12.1-1.1+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- editorconfig-core Fixed in 0.12.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- editorconfig-core Fixed in 0.12.1-1.1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- editorconfig-core Fixed in 0.12.5-2ubuntu0.1~esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.