Vulnerability · Published Feb 12, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1215vim main.c memory corruption
Low 2.8
In plain English
A low-severity memory corruption in vim. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vim | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1215 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.1.1113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1215 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.1.1113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1215 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24 | USN-7419-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8 | USN-7419-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | vim | 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1215 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- VDB-295174 | vim main.c memory corruption vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-295174 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #497546 | VIM vim 68d08588928b29fe0b19e3513cd689486260ab1c illegal read access 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/