Description
Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vim | vim/vim | >= unspecified, < 9.0.0947 |
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541fExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AZ3JMSUCR6Y7626RDWQ2HNSUFIQOJ33G/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6ZNKVN4GICORTVFKVCM4MSOXCYWNHUC/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541fExploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AZ3JMSUCR6Y7626RDWQ2HNSUFIQOJ33G/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6ZNKVN4GICORTVFKVCM4MSOXCYWNHUC/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 25, 2022
- Last modified
- Sep 24, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed