CVE-2023-0051: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Published Jan 4, 2023
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Updated

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

Other sources

AMD. The issue was addressed with improved bounds checks.

— Apple

App Store. A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleScript. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

Credit

CVE-2023-0049, CVE-2023-0051, CVE-2023-0054, CVE-2023-0288, CVE-2023-0433, CVE-2023-0512, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Joshua Jones, Zhuowei Zhang, developStorm, Khiem Tran, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(FFRI Security Inc), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), (Offensive Security), Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Masahiro Kawada@@kawakatz(GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae), Jubaer Alnazi Jabin(TRS Group Of Companies), (Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Adam M., Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Xin Huang@@11iaxH, Gertjan Franken(imec), KU Leuven, hazbinhotel(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), an anonymous researcher, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), crixer@@pwning_me(SSD Labs), Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), Mikko Kenttälä )@@Turmio_(SensorFu), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Jubaer Alnazi(TRS Group of Companies), jzhu(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Meysam Firouzi@@R00tkitSMM(Mbition Mercedes), ryuzaki, Murray Mike, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Félix Poulin-Bélanger, David Pan Ogea, Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), Ned Williamson(Google Project Zero), Adam Doupé(ASU SEFCOM), sqrtpwn, an anonymous researcher(Red Canary), Brandon Dalton@@partyD0lphin(Red Canary), Milan Tenk(F), (F), Arthur Valiev(F), ABC Research s.r.o., Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Chan Shue Long(Offensive Security), Rıza Sabuncu@@rizasabuncu, JeongOhKyea, Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Junoh Lee at Theori, CVE-2022-43551, CVE-2022-43552

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
vim Vim<9.0.1144
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c32949b0779106ed5710ae3bffc5053e49083ab4

Event History

Jan 4, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Mar 27, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-0051?

CVE-2023-0051 is a vulnerability in Vim that has been addressed in version 9.0.1191.

2

How can I fix CVE-2023-0051?

To fix CVE-2023-0051, update Vim to version 9.0.1191 or later.

3

Is macOS Ventura affected by CVE-2023-0051?

Yes, macOS Ventura version 13.3 and earlier are affected by CVE-2023-0051.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-0051?

More information about CVE-2023-0051 can be found at the following reference: [Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213670).

5

What is the severity of CVE-2023-0051?

The severity of CVE-2023-0051 is not specified.

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