The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6452-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Vim could be made to divide by zero. An attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3896)

    It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4733, CVE-2023-4750)

    It was discovered that Vim contained an arithmetic overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10.
    (CVE-2023-4734)

    It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue     to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4735, CVE-2023-5344)

    It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue     to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.04 and Ubuntu     23.10. (CVE-2023-4738)

    It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue     to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu     16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-4751)

    It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to     cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu     22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-4752, CVE-2023-5535)

    It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue     to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu     22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-4781)

    It was discovered that Vim could be made to dereference invalid memory. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-5441)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858. (CVE-2023-4752)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840. (CVE-2023-4733)

  - Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846. (CVE-2023-4734)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847. (CVE-2023-4735)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848. (CVE-2023-4738)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. (CVE-2023-4750)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1331. (CVE-2023-4751)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858. (CVE-2023-4752)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873. (CVE-2023-4781)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2025-10442:01 advisory.

    * vim: use-after-free in function ins_compl_get_exp in vim/vim (CVE-2023-4752)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

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

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_7440 advisory.

    * vim: use-after-free in function ins_compl_get_exp in vim/vim (CVE-2023-4752)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

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

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4097 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4097-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                         Sean Whitton     March 30, 2025                                https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : vim     Version        : 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3     CVE ID         : CVE-2021-3872 CVE-2021-4019 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187                      CVE-2022-0261 CVE-2022-0351 CVE-2022-0359 CVE-2022-0361                      CVE-2022-0392 CVE-2022-0417 CVE-2022-0572 CVE-2022-1616                      CVE-2022-1785 CVE-2022-1897 CVE-2022-1942 CVE-2022-2000                      CVE-2022-2129 CVE-2022-2304 CVE-2022-3099 CVE-2022-3134                      CVE-2022-3324 CVE-2022-4141 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-1175                      CVE-2023-2610 CVE-2023-4738 CVE-2023-4752 CVE-2023-4781                      CVE-2023-5344 CVE-2024-22667 CVE-2024-43802 CVE-2024-47814     Debian Bug     : 1015984 1019590 1027146 1031875 1035955 1053694 1084806

    Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in vim, an enhanced vi editor.

    CVE-2021-3872

        Heap-based buffer overflow possible if the buffer name is very long.

    CVE-2021-4019

        Heap-based buffer overflow possible with a very long help argument.

    CVE-2021-4173

        Double free in the VimScript9 compiler with a nested :def function.

    CVE-2021-4187

        Double free in the VimScript9 compiler if a nested function has a         line break in its argument list.

    CVE-2022-0261

        Buffer overflow in block insert, which goes over the end of the line.

    CVE-2022-0351

        In a command, a condition with many parentheses can cause a crash,         because there was previously no recursion limit.

    CVE-2022-0359

        A heap-based buffer overflow could occur with a large tabstop in Ex         mode.

    CVE-2022-0361

        A buffer overflow was found in the code copying lines in Visual         mode.

    CVE-2022-0392

        A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the code handling         bracketed paste in ex mode.

    CVE-2022-0417

        The :retab 0 command may cause a buffer overflow because a limit         was set too high.

    CVE-2022-0572

        Repeatedly using the :retab command may have caused a crash.

    CVE-2022-1616

        There is a possbile buffer overflow when processing an invalid         command with composing characters.

    CVE-2022-1785

        It was possible to change the window in a substitute expression,         which could lead to an out-of-bounds write.

    CVE-2022-1897

        It was possible to use the undo command in a substitute expression,         leading to an invalid memory overwrite.

    CVE-2022-1942

        It was possible to open a command line window from a substitute         expression, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

    CVE-2022-2000

        Command error messages were not truncated, and as such could lead to         out-of-bounds writes.

    CVE-2022-2129

        It was possible to switch buffers in a substitute expression,         leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.

    CVE-2022-2304

        Long words might cause a buffer overflow in the spellchecker.

    CVE-2022-3099

        Line numbers in :for commands were not validated, which could lead         to a crash.

    CVE-2022-3134

        If a relevant window was unexpectedly closed while searching for         tags, vim would crash.

    CVE-2022-3324

        Negative window widths caused the use of a negative array index,         that is, an invalid read.

    CVE-2022-4141

        Functions that visit another file during a substitution could cause         a heap-based buffer overflow.

    CVE-2023-0054

        A recursive substitute expression could cause an out-of-bounds write.

    CVE-2023-1175

        When doing virtual editing, a buffer size calculation was wrong.

    CVE-2023-2610

        When expanding ~ in a substitution, if the resulting expansion was         very long, vim would crash.

    CVE-2023-4738

        A buffer overflow problem was found in vim_regsub_both().

    CVE-2023-4752

        A use-after-free problem was found in ins_compl_get_exp().

    CVE-2023-4781

        A second buffer overflow problem was found in vim_regsub_both().

    CVE-2023-5344

        trunc_string() made an incorrect assumption about when a certain         buffer would be writeable.

    CVE-2024-22667

        Several calls writing error messages did not check that there was         enough space for the full message.

    CVE-2024-43802

        The typeahead buffer end pointer could be moved past its end when         flushing that buffer, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

    CVE-2024-47814

        When splitting the window and editing a new buffer, the new buffer         could be marked for deletion, leading to a use-after-free.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.

    For the detailed security status of vim please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/vim

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

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

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1738170565 advisory.

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1145. (CVE-2023-0054)

  - Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1532. (CVE-2023-2610)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847. (CVE-2023-4735)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. (CVE-2023-4750)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858. (CVE-2023-4752)

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

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1767617422 advisory.

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1143. (CVE-2023-0049)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1145. (CVE-2023-0054)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1189. (CVE-2023-0288)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1225. (CVE-2023-0433)

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

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2023-002715 advisory.

    Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
183889	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 / 23.10 : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-6452-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/25/2023	9/3/2025	high
226062	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-4752	Nessus	Misc.	3/5/2025	7/27/2026	high
188705	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2023-3198)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	1/16/2024	1/16/2024	high
283395	MiracleLinux 9 : vim-8.2.2637-22.el9_6 (AXSA:2025-10442:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/13/2026	1/13/2026	high
355870	Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: vim-X11 / vim-X11-debuginfo / vim-common / vim-common-debuginfo / etc (crlsa-2025_7440)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/1/2026	high
233548	Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	3/30/2025	3/30/2025	high
362236	AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: vim-X11 / vim-common / vim-enhanced / vim-filesystem / vim-minimal Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2025:1738170565)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/1/2026	high
351546	Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: vim-X11 / vim-common / vim-enhanced / vim-filesystem / vim-minimal Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1767617422)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	9/30/2026	9/30/2026	high
349061	Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: vim (UTSA-2023-002715)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	9/22/2026	9/22/2026	high

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