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Vim 9.1.1459 < 9.1.1683 XXD Autoskip Memory Corruption (CVE-2025-9389)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 362648
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: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 10/2/2026
Updated: 10/2/2026
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Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.16
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Vim
Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-9389