Division by zero Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.0.1247)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-3261249
  • published1 Feb 2023
  • disclosed30 Jan 2023
  • creditUinitech

Introduced: 30 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-0512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-369  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.0.1247 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Division by zero via the adjust_skipcol() function in the move.c file, by allowing an attacker to corrupt the memory.

CVSS Scores

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