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

Published Jan 21, 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. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

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

— Apple

AppleAVD. A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

— Apple

Credit

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

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.5
11.7.5
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.4
12.6.4
vim Vim<9.0.1225
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3

Remediation

Patch Available

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

Event History

Jan 21, 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.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-0433?

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

2

How can CVE-2023-0433 impact my system?

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

3

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

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

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-0433?

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

5

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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