CVE-2025-24014

Jan. 21, 2025, 3:15 a.m.

4.2
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Vim
  • ['before 9.1.1043']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9d1bed5eccdbb46a26b8a484f5e9163c40e63919
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-j3g9-wg22-v955
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/20/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/21/1

Tags

security-advisories@github.com
CWE-787
2025-01-20
CVE-2025-24014

CVSS Score

4.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 20, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 21, 2025, 3:15 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

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