Buffer overflow in Vim



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-1215
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Vim
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor Vim.org

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU103997

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1215

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing data passed via "--log" argument. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a file with a specially crafted argument, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Vim: 9.1.0 - 9.1.1096

CPE2.3 External links

http://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9
http://github.com/vim/vim/issues/16606
http://github.com/vim/vim/issues/16606
http://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1097
http://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295174
http://vuldb.com/?id.295174
http://vuldb.com/?submit.497546
http://vuldb.com/?submit.497546


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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