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Advisory Published
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CVE-2024-45306: heap-buffer-overflow in Vim

First published: Mon Sep 02 2024(Updated: )

Accounts. A logic issue was addressed with improved file handling.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com Rodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Kirin @Pwnrin CVE-2024-45306 Halle Winkler Politepix theoffcuts.org Trent Lloyd @lathiat Dillon Franke Google Project Zeroan anonymous researcher Michael Cohen D’Angelo Gonzalez CrowdStrikeRodolphe BRUNETTI @eisw0lf Lupus NovaHossein Lotfi @hosselot Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeJunsung Lee Trend Micro Zero Day Initiativesohybbyk Joseph Ravichandran @0xjprx MIT CSAILBen Roeder CVE-2024-45490 风沐云烟 @binary_fmyy Mickey Jin @patch1t Bohdan Stasiuk @Bohdan_Stasiuk Michael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro's Zero Day InitiativePolitepix (theoffcuts.org) Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Amy @asentientbot Benjamin Hornbeck ZUSO ARTSkadz @skadz108 ZUSO ARTChi Yuan Chang ZUSO ARTtaikosoup Mickey Jin @patch1t KandjiCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit KandjiMicheal Chukwu Smi1e @Smi1eSEC Bistrit Dahal Gary Kwong Anonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeYe Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu SecurityAbhay Kailasia @abhay_kailasia CRakeshkumar Talaviya Talal Haj Bakry Mysk IncTommy Mysk @mysk_co Mysk IncJacob Braun Rei @reizydev Kenneth Chew Seunghyun Lee Brendon Tiszka Google Project Zerolinjy HKUS3Labchluo WHUSecLabXiangwei Zhang Tencent Security YUNDING LABTashita Software Security Lukas Bernhard 7feilee Hyerean Jang Taehun Kim Youngjoo Shin Meng Zhang (鲸落) NorthSeaClaudio Bozzato Cisco TalosFrancesco Benvenuto Cisco Talos神罚 @Pwnrin Yokesh Muthu K Mickey Jin @patch1t MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or @yo_yo_yo_jbo MicrosoftD4m0n CertiK SkyFall Team

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<14.7.2
14.7.2
tvOS<18.2
18.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18.2
18.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<18.2
18.2
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<11.2
11.2
visionOS<2.2
2.2
macOS<15.2
15.2
SUSE Vim>=9.1.0038<9.1.0707
macOS Ventura<13.7.2
13.7.2

Remedy

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/396fd1ec2956307755392a1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2024-45306?

    CVE-2024-45306 is categorized as a significant vulnerability affecting various Apple operating systems and Vim.

  • How do I fix CVE-2024-45306?

    To fix CVE-2024-45306, update your affected software to the latest version provided by Apple or Vim, specifically versions above the listed vulnerable releases.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2024-45306?

    CVE-2024-45306 affects several Apple products including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and Vim versions between 9.1.0038 and 9.1.0707.

  • What type of issue is described in CVE-2024-45306?

    CVE-2024-45306 describes a logic issue that was resolved through improved file handling, state management, and memory handling.

  • Is there a risk if I do not patch CVE-2024-45306?

    Failing to patch CVE-2024-45306 could leave your systems vulnerable to exploitation due to the underlying logic flaw.

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