Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 Vim heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component Vim. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. 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 impact remains unknown.

The weakness was published 03/27/2023 as HT213670 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0433. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Vim

Upgrading to version 13.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to Vim version 9.0.1191.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3
Patch: github.com

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0433 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

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Created: 03/29/2023 15:43
Updated: 04/19/2023 15:02
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:43 (8), 03/29/2023 15:44 (9), 03/29/2023 15:47 (28), 04/19/2023 14:59 (3), 04/19/2023 15:02 (22)
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