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CVE-2023-2609

Published: 9 May 2023

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1531.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
for bionic and earlier, the vulnerable function is in file src/ops.c.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal
Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15)
jammy
Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8)
kinetic
Released (2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1.4)
lunar
Released (2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.1)
trusty
Released (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (9.0.1531)
xenial
Released (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H