vim up to 9.0.1143 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in vim. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-0051. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vim (Word Processing Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. 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(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1144.

The weakness was disclosed 01/04/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0051 since 01/04/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.1144 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c32949b0779106ed5710ae3bffc5053e49083ab4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-12154). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.1144
Patch: c32949b0779106ed5710ae3bffc5053e49083ab4

Timelineinfo

01/04/2023 🔍
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01/04/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +914 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c32949b0779106ed5710ae3bffc5053e49083ab4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217407
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/04/2023 21:59
Updated: 07/06/2025 22:43
Changes: 01/04/2023 21:59 (50), 01/28/2023 10:33 (1), 01/28/2023 10:38 (11), 07/06/2025 22:43 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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