CVE-2023-4781
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
HIGH 7.8
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.57 % · percentile 47 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- @huntrdev
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c867eb0a-aa8b-4946-a621-510350673883
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6d28fe2c95c678cc3202cc5dc825a3fcc709e93
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | @huntrdev |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@huntr.dev (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-54627
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-4781
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0693 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0585 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0890 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Apple · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:neovim:neovim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 0.9.5cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 9.0.1873cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 14.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| vim · vim/vim | affected unspecified < 9.0.1873 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |