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Status published
Medium
CVE-2023-2426
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
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/3451be4c-91c8-4d08-926b-cbff7396f425
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LOJP6M7ZTKZQYOGVOOAY6TIE6ACBJL55/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
vim/vim
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 29th, 2023
Last Modified:
October 15th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.