CVE-2023-4738
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.
Desbordamiento de búfer basado en el heap en el repositorio de GitHub vim/vim versió anterior a 9.0.1848.
It was discovered that Vim could be made to divide by zero. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04. It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Vim contained an arithmetic overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10.
*Credits:
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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
- 2025-06-01 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| 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 |
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| https://huntr.dev/bounties/9fc7dced-a7bb-4479-9718-f956df20f612 | 2025-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1 | 2024-02-01 |
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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" | < 9.0.1848 Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim" and version " < 9.0.1848" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Macos Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" | 14.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version "14.0" | - |
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