High severity · published Jan 13, 2023
CVE-2023-0288
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1189
7.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1189.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 13.3 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
36 · source: NVD
NE
Neovim · Neovim
through 0.8.3 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 9.0.1189 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0288
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0288
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/232bdaaca98c34a99ffadf27bf6ee08be6cc8f6a
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/550a0852-9be0-4abe-906c-f803b34e41d3
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYC22GGZ6QA66HLNLHCTAJU265TT3O33/
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
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