Ubuntu update for vim

Published: 2023-01-13

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-0392 CVE-2022-0417
CWE-ID	CWE-122
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system vim-nox (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component xxd (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gtk (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-tiny (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-athena (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component vim-gnome (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU60783

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0392

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package vim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 22.04

vim-nox (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

xxd (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

vim (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

vim-gtk (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

vim-tiny (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

vim-athena (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

vim-gnome (Ubuntu package): before 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5801-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU60779

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0417