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CVE-2026-28419
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.2.0075, a heap-based buffer underflow exists in Vim's Emacs-style tags file parsing logic. When processing a malformed tags file where a delimiter appears at the start of a line, Vim attempts to read memory immediately preceding the allocated buffer. Version 9.2.0075 fixes the issue.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-125","description":"CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-124","description":"CWE-124: Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"vim","vendor":"vim","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 9.2.0075"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-125","description":"CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-124","description":"CWE-124: Buffer Underwrite ('Buffer Underflow')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
4 source assertions{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/27/8"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
{"name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9b7dfa2948c9e1e5e32a5812","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9b7dfa2948c9e1e5e32a5812"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0075","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v9.2.0075"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-xcc8-r6c5-hvwv","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-xcc8-r6c5-hvwv"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5291de747d91ebb3b67e4197face92802d61511cc56b55e89edd1430d882f462 · sha256:34f07a2d5d10395a… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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