Vim < 9.1.1097 memory corruption vulnerability

low Nessus Plugin ID 216478

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Synopsis

The remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Vim installed on the remote host is prior to 9.1.1097. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 9_1_1097 advisory.

- A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. (CVE-2025-1215)

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 9.1.1097 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 216478

File Name: vim_9_1_1097.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/19/2025

Updated: 8/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1215

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.4

Threat Score: 0.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Vim, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1215

IAVA: 2025-A-0128-S

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