CVE-2023-2426
published 2023-04-29CVE-2023-2426: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
PriorityP421medium5.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCLILAL
EPSS
0.41%
34.8th percentile
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
Affected
25 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | macos | — | — |
| apple | macos | — | — |
| apple | macos_big_sur | — | — |
| apple | macos_monterey | — | — |
| apple | macos_ventura | — | — |
| debian | vim | < vim 2:9.0.1378-2 (bookworm) | vim 2:9.0.1378-2 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.0.1562-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_vim_9.0.1562-1_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| neovim | neovim | >= 0.7.0 < 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 |
| vim | vim | < 9.0.1499 | 9.0.1499 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.1378-2 | 2:9.0.1378-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.1378-2 | 2:9.0.1378-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.1378-2 | 2:9.0.1378-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1 |
| vim | vim_vim | >= unspecified < 9.0.1499 | 9.0.1499 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
nvdv3.06.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2023-06-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim was using uninitialized memory when fuzzy
matching, which could lead to invalid memory access. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10 and Ubuntu
23.04. (CVE-2023-2426)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing bounds checks when
processing register contents, which could lead to a NULL pointer
dereference. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2609)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly limiting the length of
substitution expression strings, which could lead to excessive memory
consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
GHSA
GHSA-732j-vmpr-mg9v: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-04-30
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CWE-823 GHSA-732j-vmpr-mg9v: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
OSV
CVE-2023-2426: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
osv·2023-04-29·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-2426: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
Apple
CVE-2023-2426: macOS Big Sur 11.7.9
vendor_apple·2023-07-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-2426: macOS Big Sur 11.7.9
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7.9
Product: macOS Big Sur
Version: 11.7.9
CVE: CVE-2023-2426
Component: CVE-2023-2426
Apple
CVE-2023-2426: macOS Ventura 13.5
vendor_apple·2023-07-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-2426: macOS Ventura 13.5
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Ventura 13.5
Product: macOS Ventura
Version: 13.5
CVE: CVE-2023-2426
Component: CVE-2023-2426
Apple
CVE-2023-2426: macOS Monterey 12.6.8
vendor_apple·2023-07-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-2426: macOS Monterey 12.6.8
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Monterey 12.6.8
Product: macOS Monterey
Version: 12.6.8
CVE: CVE-2023-2426
Component: CVE-2023-2426
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-06-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2609 [MEDIUM] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that Vim was using uninitialized memory when fuzzy
matching, which could lead to invalid memory access. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10 and Ubuntu
23.04. (CVE-2023-2426)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly performing bounds checks when
processing register contents, which could lead to a NULL pointer
dereference. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-2609)
It was discovered that Vim was not properly limiting the length of
substitution expression strings, which could lead to excessive memory
cons
Red Hat
vim: out-of-range Pointer offset in mb_charlen() of mbyte.c
vendor_redhat·2023-04-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CWE-823 vim: out-of-range Pointer offset in mb_charlen() of mbyte.c
vim: out-of-range Pointer offset in mb_charlen() of mbyte.c
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
An out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability was found in Vim's mb_charlen() function of the src/mbyte.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering the vulnerability that causes an application to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Low security impact, because the "victim" has to run an untrusted file IN SCRIPT MODE. Someone who is running untrusted files in script mode is equivalent to someone just taking a random python script and running it.
For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: htt
Microsoft
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim
vendor_msrc·2023-04-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CWE-823 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
@huntr_ai: @huntr_ai
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.m
Debian
CVE-2023-2426: vim - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.149...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-2426 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-2426: vim - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.149...
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.1378-2)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.1378-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.1378-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.1378-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509bhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/3451be4c-91c8-4d08-926b-cbff7396f425https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LOJP6M7ZTKZQYOGVOOAY6TIE6ACBJL55/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509bhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/3451be4c-91c8-4d08-926b-cbff7396f425https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LOJP6M7ZTKZQYOGVOOAY6TIE6ACBJL55/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
2023-04-29
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