CVE-2025-24014 | BDVDB-2026-263446 Detail
vimvim
Description#
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References#
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-j3g9-wg22-v955
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9d1bed5eccdbb46a26b8a484f5e9163c40e63919
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/20/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/21/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250314-0005/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.