CVE-2023-1175
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: September 30, 2025
Description
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1378.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 6.6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | vim | Fixed (9.1.0936-r0) |
| Stream | vim | Not affected (9.0.1676-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c99cbf8f289bdda5d4a77d7ec415850a520330ba
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/7e93fc17-92eb-4ae7-b01a-93bb460b643e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIAKPMKJ4OZ6NYRZJO7YWMNQL2BICLYV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X4KDAU76Z7QNSPKZX2JAJ6O7KIEOXWTL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DIAKPMKJ4OZ6NYRZJO7YWMNQL2BICLYV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X4KDAU76Z7QNSPKZX2JAJ6O7KIEOXWTL/