CVE-2024-47814
use-after-free when closing buffers in Vim
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 3.9 Low
- Published
- Oct 7, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Reserved
- Oct 3, 2024
Description
Vim is an open source, command line text editor. A use-after-free was found in Vim < 9.1.0764. When closing a buffer (visible in a window) a BufWinLeave auto command can cause an use-after-free if this auto command happens to re-open the same buffer in a new split window. Impact is low since the user must have intentionally set up such a strange auto command and run some buffer unload commands. However this may lead to a crash. This issue has been addressed in version 9.1.0764 and all 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 |
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References
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