Buffer Overflow Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,8.2.4968)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (21st percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-2838966
  • published 19 May 2022
  • disclosed 17 May 2022
  • credit TDHX ICS Security

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 8.2.4968 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the in function skip_string at cindent.c:92.

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