A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
History

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:45:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 25 Aug 2025 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Vim
Vim vim
Vendors & Products Vim
Vim vim

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Description A security flaw has been discovered in vim up to 9.1.1615. Affected by this vulnerability is the function main of the file src/xxd/xxd.c of the component xxd. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. Upgrading to version 9.1.1616 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as eeef7c77436a78cd27047b0f5fa6925d56de3cb0. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Title vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-25T18:30:05.930Z

Reserved: 2025-08-23T15:29:35.733Z

Link: CVE-2025-9390

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-25T18:29:41.551Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-24T14:15:32.413

Modified: 2025-08-25T20:24:45.327

Link: CVE-2025-9390

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-08-24T14:02:09Z

Links: CVE-2025-9390 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-25T09:11:21Z