Fedora 37 update for vim



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
CVE-ID CVE-2023-2426
CVE-2023-2609
CVE-2023-2610
CWE-ID CWE-823
CWE-476
CWE-190
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.

1) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

EUVDB-ID: #VU76670

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2426

CWE-ID: CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-range pointer offset within the mb_charlen() function in mbyte.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 37

vim: before 9.0.1562-1.fc37

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-99d2eaac80


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) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU76671

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2609

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the get_register() function in register.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 37

vim: before 9.0.1562-1.fc37

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-99d2eaac80


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.

3) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU76672

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2610

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the regtilde() function in regexp.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 37

vim: before 9.0.1562-1.fc37

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-99d2eaac80


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.



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