CVE-2023-1175
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
6.6
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.4%
37.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-131
Published 2023-03-04 · modified 2026-09-18
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2023-03-04 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-18 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1378.
Affected
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c99cbf8f289bdda5d4a77d7ec415850a520330ba
- exploit https://huntr.dev/bounties/7e93fc17-92eb-4ae7-b01a-93bb460b643e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIAKPMKJ4OZ6NYRZJO7YWMNQL2BICLYV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X4KDAU76Z7QNSPKZX2JAJ6O7KIEOXWTL/
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c99cbf8f289bdda5d4a77d7ec415850a520330ba
- exploit https://huntr.dev/bounties/7e93fc17-92eb-4ae7-b01a-93bb460b643e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DIAKPMKJ4OZ6NYRZJO7YWMNQL2BICLYV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X4KDAU76Z7QNSPKZX2JAJ6O7KIEOXWTL/