CVE-2025-9390Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in VIM

Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.33%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDvim/vim9.1.14599.1.1616
debiandebian/vim< vim 2:9.1.1829-1 (forky)
Debianvim/vim< 2:9.1.1829-1
CVEListV5vim/vim9.1.1615

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-58rr-chmf-5w2j: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 92025-08-24
OSV
CVE-2025-9390: A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 92025-08-24

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
vim: vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow2025-08-24
Microsoft
vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow2025-08-12
Debian
CVE-2025-9390: vim - A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vuln...2025
CVE-2025-9390 — VIM vulnerability | cvebase