SB2023090643 - Denial of service in Vim
Published: September 6, 2023 Updated: October 4, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023090643
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4738)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the vim_regsub_both() function in src/regexp.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.