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CVE-2023-2426

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 03:57 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsmacOSFedoraVim

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

macOS· Apple
95%
11.7.912.6.8
Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
3738
Neovim· Neovim
95%
0.7.0 ≤ v < 0.10.0
Affected range stops below 0.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vim· Vim
95%
v < 9.0.1499
Affected range stops below 9.0.1499, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (6)

Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b
Exploit
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/3451be4c-91c8-4d08-926b-cbff7396f425
Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LOJP6M7ZTKZQYOGVOOAY6TIE6ACBJL55/
Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-823NVD-CWE-Other

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