vim up to 9.0.1847 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in vim. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-4738. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in vim (Word Processing Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 09/03/2023. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-4738 since 09/02/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 9.0.1848 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1 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 databases at Tenable (233548) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-54586). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.1848
Patch: ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1

Timelineinfo

09/02/2023 🔍
09/03/2023 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2025 +661 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4738 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4738
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238626
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2023 08:27
Updated: 06/25/2025 18:38
Changes: 09/03/2023 08:27 (49), 09/29/2023 18:18 (1), 09/29/2023 18:25 (11), 03/30/2025 20:12 (18), 06/25/2025 18:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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