Vim buffer overflow | CVE-2023-1170

NAME
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Vim buffer overflow

Platforms Affected:
Vim Vim 9.0.1375

Risk Level:
7.3

Exploitability:
Proof of Concept

Consequences:
Gain Access

DESCRIPTION
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Vim is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the utf_ptr2char at mbyte.c. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
Required

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local


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