CVE-2023-4738

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Sep 18, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-122 CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
vim	vim/vim	>= unspecified, < 9.0.1848

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1Patch
https://huntr.dev/bounties/9fc7dced-a7bb-4479-9718-f956df20f612Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1Patch
https://huntr.dev/bounties/9fc7dced-a7bb-4479-9718-f956df20f612Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984Release Notes, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 2, 2023
Last modified: Sep 18, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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