Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 Vim out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Vim. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-0054. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple macOS up to 13.2.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Vim. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was presented 03/27/2023 as HT213670 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0054. 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 advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Vim

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233548 (Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 databases at Tenable (233548) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-12157). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 233548
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

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

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01/04/2023 🔍
03/27/2023 +81 days 🔍
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03/29/2023 +2 days 🔍
11/05/2025 +952 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213670
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-224443
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2023 15:43
Updated: 11/05/2025 14:20
Changes: 03/29/2023 15:43 (17), 03/29/2023 15:46 (28), 04/19/2023 14:51 (3), 04/19/2023 14:55 (22), 03/30/2025 20:12 (17), 07/06/2025 22:43 (1), 11/05/2025 14:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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