SB2023041717 - Denial of service in Vim
Published: April 17, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023041717
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when expanding long file name. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.