2242141 – (CVE-2023-5344) CVE-2023-5344 vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in trunc_string()

Bug 2242141 (CVE-2023-5344) - CVE-2023-5344 vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in trunc_string()

Summary: CVE-2023-5344 vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in trunc_string()

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Status:	NEW
Alias:	CVE-2023-5344
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	low
Severity:	low
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Product Security
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Depends On:	2242225
Blocks:	2242140
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2023-10-04 15:37 UTC by Patrick Del Bello
Modified:	2023-11-09 16:59 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users
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Doc Text:	A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in Vim's trunc_string() function of the src/message.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering a heap-based buffer overflow that causes an application to crash, leading to a denial of service.
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Description Patrick Del Bello 2023-10-04 15:37:46 UTC

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1969.

https://huntr.dev/bounties/530cb762-899e-48d7-b50e-dad09eb775bf
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3bd7fa12e146c6051490d048a4acbfba974eeb04

Comment 2 Sandipan Roy 2023-10-05 04:30:46 UTC

Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2242225]

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