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Vim 9.1.1459 < 9.1.1683 XXD Autoskip Memory Corruption (CVE-2025-9389)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 362648
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Synopsis
A text editor installed on the remote host is affected by a memory corruption vulnerability.Description
The version of Vim installed on the remote host is 9.1.1459 prior to 9.1.1683. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the GHSA-p222-mxxm-v36m advisory.- A memory corruption flaw exists in the xxd autoskip handling (__memmove_avx_unaligned_erms), which may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2025-9389)
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 9.1.1683 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 362648
File Name: vim_CVE-2025-9389.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: Local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 10/2/2026
Updated: 10/5/2026
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Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.16
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1.7
Temporal Score: 1.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9389
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Threat Score: 1.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-9389