SB20231004102 - SUSE update for vim
Published: October 4, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4733)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the do_ecmd() function in ex_cmds.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4734)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the f_fullcommand() function in ex_docmd.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4735)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the do_addsub() function in ops.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4738)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4752)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ins_compl_get_exp() function in insexpand.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
6) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4781)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the vim_regsub_both() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.