CVE-2023-0512 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Divide By Zero in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1247.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Vim	Vim

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12558	Divide By Zero in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1247.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/17
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/18
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Mar/21
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/870219c58c0804bdc55419b2e455c06ac715a835
https://huntr.dev/bounties/de83736a-1936-4872-830b-f1e9b0ad2a74
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0512
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213670
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213675
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213677
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0512

History

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-31T16:44:58.673Z

Reserved: 2023-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-0512

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:17:49.385Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-30T16:15:09.507

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:37:19.170

Link: CVE-2023-0512

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2023-01-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-0512 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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