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CVE-2025-24014

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.26%

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CVE-2025-24014 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.26%

17.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
VimVim< 9.1.1043
NetappHci Compute Node FirmwareAll versions

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-24014?
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 severe is CVE-2025-24014?
CVE-2025-24014 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24014?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST