CVE-2023-48231
Use-After-Free in win_close() in vim
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.9 Low
- Published
- Nov 16, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 23, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 13, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 3.9 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vimvim |
|
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/
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