SB20250219105 - Amazon Linux AMI update for vim

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SB20250219105 - Amazon Linux AMI update for vim

Published: February 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB20250219105
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2609)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the get_register() function in register.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2610)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the regtilde() function in regexp.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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References