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Status published
High
CVE-2023-0288
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1189.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/550a0852-9be0-4abe-906c-f803b34e41d3
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/232bdaaca98c34a99ffadf27bf6ee08be6cc8f6a
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYC22GGZ6QA66HLNLHCTAJU265TT3O33/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 13th, 2023
Last Modified:
April 7th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H