Buffer Overflow Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,8.2.4956)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.65% (80th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
6.1 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-2933578
  • published 22 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 13 May 2022
  • credit TDHX ICS Security

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 8.2.4956 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the function grab_file_name at findfile.c:1947.