Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 Vim out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Vim. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-0049. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Vim. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was released 03/27/2023 as HT213670 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-0049. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-12152). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.3
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/04/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +81 days 🔍
03/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +830 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224441
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 15:42
Updated: 07/06/2025 22:43
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:42 (17), 03/29/2023 15:45 (28), 04/19/2023 14:35 (3), 04/19/2023 14:40 (22), 01/17/2025 23:06 (16), 04/27/2025 13:46 (3), 07/06/2025 22:43 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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