SB2023112808 - SUSE update for vim
Published: November 28, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46246)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5344)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the trunc_string() function in message.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5441)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in src/gui.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.
4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5535)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the editing_arg_idx() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.