SB2023090301 - Denial of service in Vim 



SB2023090301 - Denial of service in Vim

Published: September 3, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023090301
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: N/A)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in fullcommand. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and crash the application.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.