high
7.8
CWE
122 119 416 20 190 362
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-0433: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

First published: Sat Jan 21 2023(Updated: )

AMD. A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Credit: CVE-2023-0433 CVE-2023-0512 CVE-2023-0049 CVE-2023-0051 CVE-2023-0054 CVE-2023-0288 Mickey Jin @patch1t Brandon Dalton @partyD0lphin Red CanaryCsaba Fitzl @theevilbit Offensive SecurityRıza Sabuncu @rizasabuncu JeongOhKyea Tingting Yin Tsinghua UniversityAleksandar Nikolic Cisco Talosan anonymous researcher Ye Zhang @VAR10CK Baidu Securityryuzaki Murray Mike Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Félix Poulin-Bélanger David Pan Ogea Xinru Chi Pangu LabNed Williamson Google Project ZeroPan ZhenPeng STAR Labs SG PteZweig Kunlun LabJoshua Jones Zhuowei Zhang Adam M. Guilherme Rambo Best Buddy AppsMickey Jin @patch1t FFRI Security IncKoh M. Nakagawa FFRI Security Inc Offensive SecurityYiğit Can YILMAZ @yilmazcanyigit Jubaer Alnazi Jabin TRS Group Of CompaniesWenchao Li Alibaba GroupXiaolong Bai Alibaba GroupAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic John Aakerblom @jaakerblom sqrtpwn Mohamed GHANNAM @_simo36 Xin Huang @11iaxH Gertjan Franken imecKU Leuven hazbinhotel Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeGeorgy Kucherin @kucher1n KasperskyLeonid Bezvershenko @bzvr_ KasperskyBoris Larin @oct0xor Kaspersky KasperskyValentin Pashkov KasperskyAnonymous Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeDohyun Lee @l33d0hyun SSD Labscrixer @pwning_me SSD LabsABC Research s.r.o. Mohamed Ghannam @_simo36 Chan Shue Long Offensive SecurityJunoh Lee at Theori CVE-2022-43551 CVE-2022-43552 Mikko Kenttälä ) @Turmio_ SensorFuJubaer Alnazi TRS Group of Companiesjzhu Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMeysam Firouzi @R00tkitSMM Mbition MercedesPan ZhenPeng @Peterpan0927 STAR Labs SG PteAdam Doupé ASU SEFCOMan anonymous researcher Red CanaryMilan Tenk F FArthur Valiev FdevelopStorm Khiem Tran Masahiro Kawada @kawakatz GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae Alibaba Group security@huntr.dev

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.4
12.6.4
Apple macOS<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple macOS<13.3
13.3
Vim<9.0.1225

Remedy

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/11977f917506d950b7e0cae558bd9189260b253b

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-0433?

    CVE-2023-0433 is a vulnerability in Vim that has been addressed in version 9.0.1191.

  • How can CVE-2023-0433 impact my system?

    CVE-2023-0433 can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

  • Which versions of Vim are affected by CVE-2023-0433?

    Vim versions prior to 9.0.1191 are affected by CVE-2023-0433.

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-0433?

    To fix CVE-2023-0433, update Vim to version 9.0.1191.

  • Are there any references for CVE-2023-0433?

    Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2023-0433 in the following references: [link1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213675), [link2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213677), [link3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670).

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