VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-4781
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.61% probability · 47th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122
- Affected
- vim/vim · debian/debian linux · apple/macos
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6d28fe2c95c678cc3202cc5dc825a3fcc709e93Patch
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c867eb0a-aa8b-4946-a621-510350673883Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f6d28fe2c95c678cc3202cc5dc825a3fcc709e93Patch
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c867eb0a-aa8b-4946-a621-510350673883Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.