CVE-2023-4738 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in VIM

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write9 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 88.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
VIM VIMVIMApple Macos
Timeline
PublishedSep 2
Latest updateOct 25

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 9.0.1848
▶CVEListV5vim/vim_vimunspecified — 9.0.1848
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u2+3
▶NVDapple/macos14.0

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: huntr.dev ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim↗2023-09-02
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GHSA
GHSA-x7vr-7frv-2rrh: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9↗2023-09-02
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OSV
CVE-2023-4738: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9↗2023-09-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2023-10-25
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Apple
CVE-2023-4738: macOS Sonoma 14.1↗2023-10-25
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Microsoft
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim↗2023-09-12
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Red Hat
vim: heap-buffer-overflow in vim_regsub_both in vim/vim↗2023-09-02
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Debian
CVE-2023-4738: vim - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.↗2023
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