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CVE-2023-1355: NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1402.

Affected products

• vim/vim: before 9.0.1402 — fixed in 9.0.1402

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.1402. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d13dd30240e32071210f55b587182ff48757ea46
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4d0a9615-d438-4f5c-8dd6-aa22f4b716d9
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d13dd30240e32071210f55b587182ff48757ea46
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/4d0a9615-d438-4f5c-8dd6-aa22f4b716d9
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IE44W6WMMREYCW3GJHPSYP7NK2VT5NY6/

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