CVE-2023-0049 Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim
An out-of-bounds read in Vim allows attackers to cause a crash or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-0049?
CVE-2023-0049 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 4 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1143.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0049?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Fedoraproject Fedora, Neovim Neovim, Netapp Hci Compute Node, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0049?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-0049 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-0049 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2023-0049, AZL-12940, BELL-CVE-2023-0049, CLSA-2023-1674813830, CLSA-2023-1674814108, CLSA-2023-1674814283 and 5 more.