CVE-2023-1175 HIGH

CVE-2023-1175: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in vim/vim

Vendor Vim
Product vim/vim
Weakness CWE-131
Published March 4, 2023
Last update November 3, 2025

CVSS base score

7.3/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1378.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 4, 2023 CVE published
November 3, 2025 Record updated