vim up to 9.0.1189 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in vim. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0433. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1225.

The weakness was released 01/22/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-0433 since 01/21/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.1225 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 11977f917506d950b7e0cae558bd9189260b253b 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-2023-12490). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.1225
Patch: 11977f917506d950b7e0cae558bd9189260b253b

Timelineinfo

01/21/2023 🔍
01/22/2023 +1 days 🔍
01/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/07/2025 +897 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 11977f917506d950b7e0cae558bd9189260b253b
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219136
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/22/2023 08:26
Updated: 07/07/2025 17:22
Changes: 01/22/2023 08:26 (50), 02/18/2023 09:51 (1), 02/18/2023 09:56 (12), 07/07/2025 17:22 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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