CVE-2023-2426 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim
An out-of-range pointer offset in Vim allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-2426?
CVE-2023-2426 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 29 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.
Weakness: CWE-823
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2426?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
vim openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 9.0.1504-1.1 |
Products include Apple Macos, Fedoraproject Fedora, Neovim Neovim, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2426?
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-2023-2426 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2426 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as AZL-26394, BELL-CVE-2023-2426, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2426, GHSA-732j-vmpr-mg9v, MGASA-2023-0192, OESA-2023-1278 and 2 more.