Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim-data package, versions <9.0.1040-150000.5.31.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-VIMDATA-3185083
  • published 29 Dec 2022
  • disclosed 28 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 vim-data to version 9.0.1040-150000.5.31.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-data package and not the vim-data package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.3 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high