vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273 | patch exploit third party advisory issue tracking |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f | third party advisory patch |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1 | mailing list |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/ | vendor advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/ | vendor advisory |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ | vendor advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html | third party advisory mailing list |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/ | third party advisory |