CVE catalog

CVE-2024-45306

vim: CVE-2024-45306

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: Sep 1, 2024, 10:00:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Patch v9.1.0038 optimized how the cursor position is calculated and removed a loop, that verified that the cursor position always points inside a line and does not become invalid by pointing beyond the end of a line. Back then we assumed this loop is unnecessary. However, this change made it possible that the cursor position stays invalid and points beyond the end of a line, which would eventually cause a heap-buffer-overflow when trying to access the line pointer at the specified cursor position. It's not quite clear yet, what can lead to this situation that the cursor points to an invalid position. That's why patch v9.1.0707 does not include a test case. The only observed impact has been a program crash. This issue has been addressed in with the patch v9.1.0707. All users are advised to upgrade.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	vim	sid	`2:9.2.0858-1`	fixed
Debian	vim	forky	`2:9.2.0858-1`	fixed
Debian	vim	trixie	`2:9.1.1230-2`	fixed
Debian	vim	bookworm	`2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	vim	source	sid	`2:9.1.0709-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	vim	source	forky	`2:9.1.0709-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	vim	source	trixie	`2:9.1.0709-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	vim	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[vim]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-athena]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-doc]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-gtk3]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-gui-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-motif]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-nox]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-tiny]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[xxd]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[vim]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-athena]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-doc]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-gtk3]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-gui-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-motif]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-nox]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
[vim-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13
- 2:9.1.1230-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2:9.1.0709-1
  dsa · vim · debian · 13

Next results

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 2:15:18 AM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]