CVE-2023-5441
published 2023-10-05CVE-2023-5441: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.43%
34.6th percentile
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vim | < vim 2:9.0.2018-1 (forky) | vim 2:9.0.2018-1 (forky) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.0.2010-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | < 9.0.1994 | 9.0.1994 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.2018-1 | 2:9.0.2018-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.2018-1 | 2:9.0.2018-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6 |
| vim | vim_vim | >= unspecified < 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960 | 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv3.06.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2023-10-25·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-3896 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
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. (CVE-2023-3896)
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. (CVE-2023-4733, CVE-2023-4750)
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.
(CVE-2023-4734)
It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4735
GHSA
GHSA-hm59-7v8h-g63p: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-10-05
CVE-2023-5441 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-hm59-7v8h-g63p: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
OSV
CVE-2023-5441: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960
osv·2023-10-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-5441 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-5441: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-25·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2023-4752 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
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. (CVE-2023-3896)
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. (CVE-2023-4733, CVE-2023-4750)
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.
(CVE-2023-4734)
It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
Microsoft
NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
vendor_msrc·2023-10-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-5441 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
NULL Pointer Dereference 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
@huntrdev: @huntrdev
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.c
Red Hat
vim: NULL pointer dereference in screen_line() in src/screen.c
vendor_redhat·2023-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-5441 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 vim: NULL pointer dereference in screen_line() in src/screen.c
vim: NULL pointer dereference in screen_line() in src/screen.c
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Vim. This flaw allows an attacker who can trick a user into processing a specially crafted file to trigger the NULL pointer dereference, causing the application to crash.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Low security impact because the user 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: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classifi
Debian
CVE-2023-5441: vim - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e2869...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-5441 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-5441: vim - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e2869...
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.2018-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.2018-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.2018-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960https://huntr.dev/bounties/b54cbdf5-3e85-458d-bb38-9ea2c0b669f2https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VDDWD25AZIHBAA44HQT75OWLQ5UMDKU3/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VGTVLUV7UCXXCZAIQIUCLG6JXAVYT3HE/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XPT7NMYJRLBPIALGSE24UWTY6F774GZW/https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960https://huntr.dev/bounties/b54cbdf5-3e85-458d-bb38-9ea2c0b669f2https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VDDWD25AZIHBAA44HQT75OWLQ5UMDKU3/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VGTVLUV7UCXXCZAIQIUCLG6JXAVYT3HE/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XPT7NMYJRLBPIALGSE24UWTY6F774GZW/
2023-10-05
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