SB2023012623 - Denial of service in Vim
Published: January 26, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023012623
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47024)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the gui_x11_create_blank_mouse(0 function in gui_x11.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.