Buffer overflow in Vim - CVE-2025-1215
Published: February 17, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103997
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Vim.org
Affected software:
Vim
Vim
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-1215
Install updates from vendor's website.