Buffer overflow in Vim - #VU75166
Published: April 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75166
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when expanding long file name. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
Vim
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vim - update to 9.0.1458