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CVE-2023-48231

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.

Published

2023-11-16T23:15:08.607

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:31:15.713

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vim	vim	< 9.0.2106	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	37	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	38	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	39	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 Mailing List ([email protected])
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ Mailing List ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ Mailing List ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)