Description
A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.321223
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321223
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.630903
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory issue-tracking
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944
Exploit, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17947
Release Notes patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
vim/vim
9.1.1459 - 9.1.1616
Published
Aug 24, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026