CVE-2025-1215
Description
A flaw was found in Vim. A local user may be able to trigger memory corruption by using the --log option with a non-existent path, which can lead to an application crash or other undefined behavior.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated Low for Red Hat products. A local attacker must explicitly use the --log option with a non-existent path in vim to trigger memory corruption, leading to an application crash or undefined behavior. This requires user interaction and is not exploitable remotely. Affected products include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, and OpenShift Container Platform (via the rhcos component).
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.8 | 7.8 | 2.8 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | Required | None | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | High | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | High | None |
| Availability Impact | Low | High | Low |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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