CVE-2025-29768

Name
CVE-2025-29768
Description
Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files in versions prior to 9.1.1198. The impact is medium because a user must be made to view such an archive with Vim and then press 'x' on such a strange filename. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1198.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/f209dcd3defb95bae21b2740910e6aa7bb940531
CONFIRM https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-693p-m996-3rmf

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
vim >= 0 < 9.1.1198

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
vim edge-main 9.1.0707-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
vim edge-main 9.1.0936-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
vim edge-main 9.1.1012-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
vim edge-main 9.1.1105-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
vim edge-main 9.1.1164-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
vim edge-main 9.1.1202-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed