// For flags

CVE-2023-4781

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en el heap en el repositorio de GitHub vim/vim anterior a la versión 9.0.1873.

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: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-09-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-09-05 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-02-13 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vim
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Vim
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< 9.0.1873
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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-
Affected
Apple
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Macos
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< 14.1
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " < 14.1"
-
Affected