Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:9.0.1403-1.amzn2.0.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (20th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-VIMMINIMAL-5411301
- published 5 Apr 2023
- disclosed 3 Mar 2023
How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2
vim-minimal
to version 2:9.0.1403-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2005
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal
package and not the vim-minimal
package as distributed by Amazon-Linux
.
See How to fix?
for Amazon-Linux:2
relevant fixed versions and status.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1170
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/1c73b65229c25e3c1fd8824ba958f7cc4d604f9c
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/286e0090-e654-46d2-ac60-29f81799d0a4
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIAKPMKJ4OZ6NYRZJO7YWMNQL2BICLYV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X4KDAU76Z7QNSPKZX2JAJ6O7KIEOXWTL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIAKPMKJ4OZ6NYRZJO7YWMNQL2BICLYV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X4KDAU76Z7QNSPKZX2JAJ6O7KIEOXWTL/