CVE-2025-9390
published 2025-08-24CVE-2025-9390: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd…
PriorityP425medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.25%
15.9th percentile
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vim | < vim 2:9.1.1829-1 (forky) | vim 2:9.1.1829-1 (forky) |
| msrc | azl3_vim_9.1.1552-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.1.1552-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | — | — |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.1.1829-1 | 2:9.1.1829-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 9.1.1459 < 9.1.1616 | 9.1.1616 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv4.01.9LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv4.8MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.8LOW
vendor_redhat4.8MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-58rr-chmf-5w2j: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-08-24
CVE-2025-9390 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-58rr-chmf-5w2j: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
OSV
CVE-2025-9390: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9
osv·2025-08-24·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-9390 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-9390: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Red Hat
vim: vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
vendor_redhat·2025-08-24·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-9390 [MEDIUM] CWE-120 vim: vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
vim: vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
A vulnerability was found in the xxd component of Vim in the main function of src/xxd/xxd.c. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger a buffer overflow, which leads to a denial of service.
Statement: This vulnerability is marked MODERATE for a few reasons: first, because
Microsoft
vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
vendor_msrc·2025-08-12·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2025-9390 [MEDIUM] CWE-120 vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
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
VulDB: VulDB
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/
Debian
CVE-2025-9390: vim - A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vuln...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-9390 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-9390: vim - A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vuln...
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.1.1829-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.1.1829-1)
trixie: open
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLnqrdcGsjUhbYzIEweXIGZyETjHlKtX/view?usp=sharinghttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17947https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321223https://vuldb.com/?id.321223https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903
2025-08-24
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