Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.

The version of vim installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-24014 advisory.

  - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In     silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode.
    However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim     by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however May be     triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been     allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043. (CVE-2025-24014)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7261-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain internal calls when scrolling a window. An attacker     could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of vim installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-24014 advisory.

  - Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In     silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode.
    However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim     by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however May be     triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been     allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043. (CVE-2025-24014)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

A segmentation fault was found in Vim before 9.1.1043. In silent Ex mode (-s -e), Vim typically doesn't show a screen and just operates silently in batch mode. However, it is still possible to trigger the function that handles the scrolling of a gui version of Vim by feeding some binary characters to Vim. The function that handles the scrolling however may be triggering a redraw, which will access the ScreenLines pointer, even so this variable hasn't been allocated (since there is no screen). This vulnerability is fixed in 9.1.1043.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
216085	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: vim (CVE-2025-24014)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	medium
215238	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.10 : Vim vulnerability (USN-7261-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
214796	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: vim (CVE-2025-24014)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	medium
214538	Vim < 9.1.1043 Out-of-bounds Write	Nessus	Windows	medium

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