The vulnerability of the ins_bs() function in the Vim text editor allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability of the insbs function in the Vim text editor is related to buffer overflow in dynamic memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system...

Vim ins_bs function buffer overflow vulnerability

Vim is a cross-platform text editor. buffer overflow vulnerability exists in versions of Vim prior to 8.2, which stems from a boundary error in the function insbs when handling untrusted input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause sensitive information corruption, crashes, ...