High severity · published Sep 2, 2023
CVE-2023-4738
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848
7.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.
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)0.6% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
14.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
NE
Neovim · Neovim
before 0.10.0 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 9.0.1848 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4738
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4738
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/9fc7dced-a7bb-4479-9718-f956df20f612
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
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