SB2017032917 - Amazon Linux AMI update for vim 



SB2017032917 - Amazon Linux AMI update for vim

Published: March 29, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017032917
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 80% Medium 20%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5953)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when handling a spell file, which may result in an integer overflow at a memory allocation site and a resultant buffer overflow.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5953)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when handling a spell file, which may result in an integer overflow at a memory allocation site and a resultant buffer overflow.


3) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6349)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.


4) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6349)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.


5) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6350)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when reading undo files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted undo file, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.