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Vim < 9.0.1969 Buffer Overflow DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 182588

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Synopsis

A text editor installed on the remote host is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1969.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Vim version 9.0.1969 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0bce15f8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182588

File Name: vim_9_0_1969.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/5/2023

Updated: 4/23/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5344

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Vim

Excluded KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5344

IAVB: 2023-B-0074-S