Fedora 36 update for vim
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-4292 CVE-2023-0288 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-416 CWE-122 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system vim Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU70134
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4292
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The
vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the did_set_spelllang() funtion in spell.c. A remote attacker can trick the
victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error
and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationUpgrade vim to version 9.0.1262-1.fc36.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 36
vim: before 9.0.1262-1.fc36
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-340f1d6ab9
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU71560
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0288
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ml_append_int() function in memline.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpgrade vim to version 9.0.1262-1.fc36.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 36
vim: before 9.0.1262-1.fc36
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-340f1d6ab9
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
