CVE-2023-4738
Publication date 2 September 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vim | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6452-1
- Vim vulnerabilities
- 25 October 2023
Other references
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/9fc7dced-a7bb-4479-9718-f956df20f612/
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1 (v9.0.1848)
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ced2c7394aafdc90fb7845e09b3a3fee23d48cb1
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/9fc7dced-a7bb-4479-9718-f956df20f612
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4738