NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-VIM-5952064
  • published9 Oct 2023
  • disclosed5 Oct 2023

Introduced: 5 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-5441  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 vim to version 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.

CVSS Scores

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