Division by zero in Vim - CVE-2023-3896
Published: August 31, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80201
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3896
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Vim.org
Affected software:
Vim
Vim
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to division by zero error within the scroll_cursor_bot() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-3896
Install updates from vendor's website.