vim up to 9.0.1499 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2609. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1531.

The weakness was shared 05/09/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-2609 since 05/09/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.1531 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad 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-2023-34083). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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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: vim 9.0.1531
Patch: d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad

Timelineinfo

05/09/2023 🔍
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12/18/2025 +954 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228499
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2023 21:03
Updated: 12/18/2025 23:42
Changes: 05/09/2023 21:03 (50), 06/01/2023 18:12 (1), 06/01/2023 18:20 (12), 12/18/2025 23:42 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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