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amazonAmazonALAS-2023-1826
HistorySep 13, 2023 - 11:15 p.m.

Important: vim

2023-09-1323:15:00
alas.aws.amazon.com
14
vim
null pointer dereference
integer overflow
buffer overflow
denial of service
github
heap-based
out-of-bounds write
cve-2021-3236
cve-2023-4734
cve-2023-4735
cve-2023-4738
cve-2023-4751
cve-2023-4781
red hat
mitre
unix

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

19.9%

Issue Overview:

vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method. (CVE-2021-3236)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846. (CVE-2023-4734)

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847. (CVE-2023-4735)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848. (CVE-2023-4738)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1331. (CVE-2023-4751)

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873. (CVE-2023-4781)

Affected Packages:

vim

Issue Correction:
Run yum update vim to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    vim-minimal-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.i686  
    vim-debuginfo-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.i686  
    xxd-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.i686  
    vim-enhanced-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.i686  
    vim-common-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.i686  
  
noarch:  
    vim-filesystem-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.noarch  
    vim-data-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.noarch  
  
src:  
    vim-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    vim-common-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.x86_64  
    vim-debuginfo-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.x86_64  
    vim-minimal-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.x86_64  
    xxd-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.x86_64  
    vim-enhanced-9.0.1712-1.82.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2021-3236, CVE-2023-4734, CVE-2023-4735, CVE-2023-4738, CVE-2023-4751, CVE-2023-4781

Mitre: CVE-2021-3236, CVE-2023-4734, CVE-2023-4735, CVE-2023-4738, CVE-2023-4751, CVE-2023-4781

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

19.9%