vim up to 9.0.1246 divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.1246. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes divide by zero. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-0512. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.0.1246 (Word Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Divide By Zero in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1247.

The weakness was presented 01/30/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0512 since 01/26/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.0.1247 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 870219c58c0804bdc55419b2e455c06ac715a835 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-2023-12558). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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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
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: vim 9.0.1247
Patch: 870219c58c0804bdc55419b2e455c06ac715a835

Timelineinfo

01/26/2023 🔍
01/30/2023 +4 days 🔍
01/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2025 +891 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 870219c58c0804bdc55419b2e455c06ac715a835
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0512 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0512
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219763
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2023 17:42
Updated: 07/09/2025 20:30
Changes: 01/30/2023 17:42 (51), 02/25/2023 14:17 (12), 07/09/2025 20:30 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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