CVE-2025-9390
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 21 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.1–5.5
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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-1897vim: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-08-24csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in vim ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
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references (26)
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- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLnqrdcGsjUhbYzIEweXIGZyETjHlKtX/view?usp=sharingcnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17944cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/17947cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1616cnnvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/tagsPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9390cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321223cnnvd
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