Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2.0.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (19th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-VIMMINIMAL-5935834
- published 6 Oct 2023
- disclosed 5 Sep 2023
Introduced: 5 Sep 2023
CVE-2023-4781 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2
vim-minimal
to version 2:9.0.1882-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2266
.
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 9.0.1873.
References
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4781
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6d28fe2c95c678cc3202cc5dc825a3fcc709e93
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c867eb0a-aa8b-4946-a621-510350673883
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24