CVE-2023-0049
Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 03:57 PM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsmacOSFedoraVim
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC
Description
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1143.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
0.1.0 ≤ v < 0.10.0
Affected range stops below 0.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7b17eb4b063a234376c1ec909ee293e42cff290c
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3Y752EAVACVC5XY2TMGGOAIU25VQRPDW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T33LLWHLH63XDCO5OME7NWN63RA4U5HF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
References (8)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7b17eb4b063a234376c1ec909ee293e42cff290cExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/5e6f325c-ba54-4bf0-b050-dca048fd3fd9Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3Y752EAVACVC5XY2TMGGOAIU25VQRPDW/Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T33LLWHLH63XDCO5OME7NWN63RA4U5HF/Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0005/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125
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