CVE-2025-9390CWE-119CWE-120

vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow

Medium · published August 24, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
18.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.8 · MEDIUM
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
EPSS
0.00271 · 18.3th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2025-08-24T14:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 AUG 14:02Z
    vim xxd xxd.c main buffer overflow
    cvelistv5