vim up to 9.0.1498 out-of-range pointer offset

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in vim up to 9.0.1498. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to use of out-of-range pointer offset. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-2426. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.1498 (Word Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-823. The product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.

The weakness was disclosed 04/30/2023. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-2426 since 04/29/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.1499 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b 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-2023-33915). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use of out-of-range pointer offset
CWE: CWE-823
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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 9.0.1499
Patch: caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b

Timelineinfo

04/29/2023 🔍
04/30/2023 +1 days 🔍
04/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/18/2025 +963 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2426 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2426
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227762
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2023 08:00
Updated: 12/18/2025 19:15
Changes: 04/30/2023 08:00 (50), 05/24/2023 11:33 (1), 05/24/2023 11:41 (12), 12/18/2025 19:15 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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