CVE-2023-0512: Divide By Zero in vim/vim

Published Jan 26, 2023
·
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), Ye Zhang@@VAR10CK(Baidu Security), Aleksandar Nikolic(Cisco Talos), 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<9.0.1247
Apple macOS Ventura<13.3
13.3

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/870219c58c0804bdc55419b2e455c06ac715a835

Patch Available

https://huntr.dev/bounties/de83736a-1936-4872-830b-f1e9b0ad2a74

Event History

Jan 26, 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 the vulnerability ID of this Vim issue?

The vulnerability ID of this Vim issue is CVE-2023-0512.

2

What is the title of this Vim vulnerability?

The title of this Vim vulnerability is 'Vim. Multiple issues were addressed by updating to Vim version 9.0.1191.'

3

What is the description of this Vim vulnerability?

The description of this Vim vulnerability is 'Multiple issues were addressed by updating to Vim version 9.0.1191.'

4

What software is affected by this Vim vulnerability?

The software affected by this Vim vulnerability is macOS Ventura (up to version 13.3), macOS Big Sur (up to version 11.7.5), and macOS Monterey (up to version 12.6.4).

5

How can I fix this Vim vulnerability?

To fix this Vim vulnerability, update to Vim version 9.0.1191.

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