CVE-2023-1170

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376.

What this means for your business

It affects Fedoraproject Fedora. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
Code showing how to exploit it has been published, but real attacks have not been confirmed.
An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, without a login, but only after tricking someone into an action such as opening a file or a link.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.5% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 40% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Fedoraproject Fedora, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS: 6.6 (v3.1)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-122
Assigned by: security@huntr.dev

Dates

Published: 2023-03-03
Last modified: 2026-09-18
Sources: NVD

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora36, 37, 38
Neovim Neovim- 0.8.3
Vim Vim- 9.0.1376

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.