SB2023112178 - Denial of service in Vim
Published: November 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023112178
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-48232)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when calculating the line offset for overlong lines and smooth scrolling is enabled and the cpo-settings include the 'n' flag. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger an integer overflow and crash the application.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.