Fedora 38 update for vim
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-2426 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-823 |
| 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 one low risk vulnerability.
1) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
EUVDB-ID: #VU76670
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2426
CWE-ID:
CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-range pointer offset within the mb_charlen() function in mbyte.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 38
vim: before 9.0.1562-1.fc38
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-d6baa1d93e
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.
