CVE-2025-9389
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CVE-2025-9389 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was identified in vim 9.1.0000. Affected is the function __memmove_avx_unaligned_erms of the file memmove-vec-unaligned-erms.S. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was identified in vim 9.1.0000. Affected is the function __memmove_avx_unaligned_erms of the file memmove-vec-unaligned-erms.S. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Some users are not able to reproduce this. One of the users mentions that this appears not to be working, "when coloring is turned on".
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vim | Vim | 9.1.0000 |
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17940Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17940#issuecomment-3203415781Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321222Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.321222Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630898Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17940Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/17940#issuecomment-3203415781Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.630898Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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