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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:36694
HistoryAug 12, 2022 - 5:15 p.m.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

2022-08-1217:15:26
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
14
vim
buffer overflow
input validation
crash
system security

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

54.6%

vim is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow. The vulnerability exists in parse_cmd_address() in function utf_ptr2char due to a lack of input validation which allows an attacker to inject malicious and crash the system.