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CVE-2025-24014

segmentation fault in win_line() in Vim < 9.1.1043

Published: Jan 20, 2025Updated: Aug 14, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
4.2CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

vimvim
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
hci compute node firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vimoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka vi, vim/vim, gvim
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 6 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9d1bed5eccdbb46a26b8a484f5e9163c40e63919
github.com
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-j3g9-wg22-v955
github.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/20/4
openwall.com
and 11 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 20, 2025
Last Updated
Aug 14, 2025

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