SB2023112808 - SUSE update for vim 



SB2023112808 - SUSE update for vim

Published: November 28, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023112808
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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.