CVE-2023-2609: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim

Published May 9, 2023
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Updated

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Credit

CVE-2023-2426, CVE-2023-2609, CVE-2023-2610, pattern-f@@pattern_F_(Ant Security Light), Mohamed GHANNAM@@_simo36, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Erhad Husovic, Sei K., CVE-2023-28319, CVE-2023-28320, CVE-2023-28321, CVE-2023-28322, Kirin@@Pwnrin(SecuRing), (SecuRing), Bool(YunShangHuaAn), found by OSS-Fuzz, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), 香农的三蹦子(Pangu Lab), an anonymous researcher, Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927(STAR Labs SG Pte), Peter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng@@peternguyen14(STAR Labs SG Pte), Certik Skyfall Team, Kaitao Xie(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Valentin Pashkov(Kaspersky), Mikhail Vinogradov(Kaspersky), Georgy Kucherin@@kucher1n(Kaspersky), Leonid Bezvershenko@@bzvr_(Kaspersky), (Kaspersky), Boris Larin@@oct0xor(Kaspersky), Zhipeng Huo@@R3dF09(Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab), Noah Roskin-Frazee, Taavi Eomäe(Zone Media O), Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2023-1916, Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Emanuele Cozzi(Microsoft), (Microsoft), Michael Pearse(Microsoft), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Sandipan Roy, James Duffy (mangoSecure), Michael Cowell, David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Wenchao Li(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Xiaolong Bai(Hangzhou Orange Shield Information Technology Co), Ltd., CVE-2023-1801, Matthew Loewen, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Pr, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Yishu Wang, Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Narendra Bhati (twitter.com/imnarendrabhati)(Suma Soft Pvt), Pune - India, Hritvik Taneja, Jason Kim, Jie Jeff Xu, Stephan van Schaik, Daniel Genkin, Yuval Yarom, Pune - India(TU Wien), Valentino Dalla Valle(TU Wien), Pedro Bernardo(TU Wien), Marco Squarcina(TU Wien), (TU Wien), Lorenzo Veronese(TU Wien), Yuhao Hu, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Junsung Lee, Apple, 이준성(Junsung Lee)(Cross Republic), YeongHyeon Choi@@hyeon101010, ABC Research s.r.o.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.7.9
11.7.9
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.8
12.6.8
Apple macOS Ventura<13.5
13.5
vim Vim<9.0.1531
Fedoraproject Fedora=37

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad

Event History

May 9, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Jul 24, 2023
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

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-2023-2609?

CVE-2023-2609 is a vulnerability in the GitHub repository vim/vim prior to version 9.0.1531 that involves a NULL Pointer Dereference.

2

How severe is CVE-2023-2609?

CVE-2023-2609 has a severity rating of high with a value of 5.5.

3

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-2609?

Versions of Vim prior to 9.0.1531 and Fedora 37 are affected by CVE-2023-2609.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-2609?

To fix CVE-2023-2609, you should update Vim to version 9.0.1531 or later, or update Fedora to a version that includes the fix.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-2609?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-2609 and the fix at the following references: [Reference 1](https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d1ae8366aff286d41e7f5bc513cc0a1af5130aad), [Reference 2](https://huntr.dev/bounties/1679be5a-565f-4a44-a430-836412a0b622), and [Reference 3](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/).

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