CVE-2023-4781 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Vim versions prior to 9.0.1873, impacting various Apple and Debian Linux distributions running Vim. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a high potential for impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low immediate threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.0.1873CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.