A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 9.1.1096. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file src/main.c. The manipulation of the argument --log leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 9.1.1097 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.295174 | vdb entry technical description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295174 | signature permissions required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.497546 | third party advisory |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/16606 | issue tracking |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c5654b84480822817bb7b69ebc97c174c91185e9 | patch |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.1.1097 | patch |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250321-0005/ |