SB2023083137 - Denial of service in Vim
Published: August 31, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023083137
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) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3896)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error within the scroll_cursor_bot() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.