high
7.5
CWE
119 122 787 20 362 416
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-5344: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

First published: Mon Oct 02 2023(Updated: )

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Credit: CVE-2023-5344 security@huntr.dev Ivan Fratric Google Project Zero Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMickey Jin @patch1t an anonymous researcher Marc Newlin SkySafeKoh M. Nakagawa @tsunek0h CVE-2023-38545 CVE-2023-38039 CVE-2023-38546 Yann GASCUEL Alter SolutionsAnthony Cruz Tyrant Corp @App Wojciech Regula SecuRingZhenjiang Zhao Pangu TeamQianxin Junsung Lee Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Pan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteEloi Benoist-Vanderbeken @elvanderb SynacktivCVE-2023-42893 CVE-2023-3618 CVE-2020-19185 CVE-2020-19186 CVE-2020-19187 CVE-2020-19188 CVE-2020-19189 CVE-2020-19190 Ron Masas BreakPointCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit OffSecCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Mattie Behrens Joshua Jewett @JoshJewett33 Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Zhongquan Li @Guluisacat Dawn Security Lab of JingDongPwn2car Zoom Offensive Security Team Nan Wang @eternalsakura13 360 Vulnerability Research Instituterushikesh nandedkar SungKwon Lee (Demon.Team) Kirin @Pwnrin Noah Roskin-Frazee Pr Don Clarke Yiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Offensive Security Offensive SecurityYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Jewel Lambert Zhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/vim<=2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1<=2:9.0.1378-2
2:9.1.0496-1
2:9.1.0709-1
Apple macOS<14.2
14.2
macOS<12.7.2
12.7.2
macOS Ventura<13.6.3
13.6.3
SUSE Vim<9.0.1969
Red Hat Fedora=37
Red Hat Fedora=38

Remedy

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3bd7fa12e146c6051490d048a4acbfba974eeb04

Remedy

https://huntr.dev/bounties/530cb762-899e-48d7-b50e-dad09eb775bf

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2023-5344.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-5344?

    The severity of CVE-2023-5344 is high.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-5344?

    Versions of Vim prior to 9.0.1969 are affected by CVE-2023-5344.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-5344?

    To fix CVE-2023-5344, update Vim to version 9.0.1969 or later.

  • Can you provide more information on CVE-2023-5344?

    CVE-2023-5344 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GitHub repository vim/vim.

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