CVE-2023-4735 Out-of-bounds Write in vim/vim
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Vim allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- 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-2023-4735?
CVE-2023-4735 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 2 Sep 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 Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4735?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4735?
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-2023-4735 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4735 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2023-4735, AZL-28628, BELL-CVE-2023-4735, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4735, ECHO-0fb2-2b0e-0042, GHSA-3q9r-pq9x-wfp4 and 1 more.