CVE-2023-48231 — Use After Free in VIM

CWE-416 — Use After Free8 documents7 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
CNA3.9OSV5.5
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
VIMFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedNov 16
Latest updateDec 14

Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5vim/vim< 9.0.2106
▶NVDvim/vim< 9.0.2106
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:9.0.2116-1+1
▶Ubuntuvim/vim< 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21+4

Also affects: Fedora 37, 38, 39

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
vim vulnerabilities↗2023-12-14
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OSV
CVE-2023-48231: Vim is an open source command line text editor↗2023-11-16
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CVEList
Use-After-Free in win_close() in vim↗2023-11-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2023-12-14
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Red Hat
vim: use after free in win_close()↗2023-11-16
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Microsoft
Use-After-Free in win_close() in vim↗2023-11-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-48231: vim - Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may t...↗2023
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