SB2024080204 - Denial of service in Vim
Published: August 2, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024080204
Severity
Low
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) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41957)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tagstack_clear_entry() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with Vim using several non-default flags, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the editor.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.