CVE-2023-1170 : Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376.

Published 2023-03-03 23:15:12

Updated 2023-04-02 03:15:10

Source huntr.dev

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Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2023-1170

VIM » VIM
Versions before (<) 9.0.1376
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.13%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 48 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.3	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.3	5.9	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
6.6	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H	1.8	4.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: High

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

Assigned by: security@huntr.dev (Primary)

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