Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim package, versions <2:9.0.1894-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-VIM-5880295
  • published3 Sept 2023
  • disclosed2 Sept 2023

Introduced: 2 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-4738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 vim to version 2:9.0.1894-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.

CVSS Scores

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