CVE-2023-5441
NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 5, 2023 at 08:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraVim
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/b54cbdf5-3e85-458d-bb38-9ea2c0b669f2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VDDWD25AZIHBAA44HQT75OWLQ5UMDKU3/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VGTVLUV7UCXXCZAIQIUCLG6JXAVYT3HE/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XPT7NMYJRLBPIALGSE24UWTY6F774GZW/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
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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