Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0742.
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/6e6e05c2-2cf7-4aa5-a817-a62007bf92cb | exploit third party advisory patch |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3558afe9e9e904cabb8475392d859f2d2fc21041 | third party advisory patch |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 | vendor advisory |