CVE-2023-4735
Out-of-bounds Write in vim/vim
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847.
Escritura fuera de límites en el repositorio de GitHub vim/vim en versiones anteriores a la 9.0.1847.
This update for vim fixes the following issues. Fixed use-after-free in function buflist_altfpos. Fixed segmentation fault in function f_fullcommand. Fixed out of bounds write in ops.c. Fixed heap buffer overflow in vim_regsub_both. Fixed heap use-after-free in function ins_compl_get_exp. Fixed heap buffer overflow in function vim_regsub_both .
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2023-09-02 CVE Reserved
- 2023-09-02 CVE Published
- 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-02-13 First Exploit
- 2025-08-18 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24 | Mailing List |
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| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984 | Release Notes |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/fc83bde3-f621-42bd-aecb-8c1ae44cba51 | 2025-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/889f6af37164775192e33b233a90e86fd3df0f57 | 2023-12-22 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vim Search vendor "Vim" | Vim Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim" | < 9.0.1847 Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim" and version " < 9.0.1847" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" | 14.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version "14.1" | - |
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