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CVE-2025-24014

MEDIUM
4.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.

How to fix

Remediation Available
vimDebian
Fixed in:2:9.1.1113-1CVE-2025-24014
Fixed in:2:9.1.1113-1CVE-2025-24014
vimUbuntu
Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm22USN-7815-1
Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm28USN-7815-1
Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm13USN-7815-1
Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.31USN-7261-1
Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.23USN-7261-1
Fixed in:2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7USN-7261-2
VimWindows application
Affected:9.1.1043Fixed in:9.1.1043Bram Moolenaar et al.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-14.