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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 struct

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.9 EPSS 0.00052
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Weakness Classification

CWE-416Use After Free
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Affected Products & Versions

2
vim< 9.0.2106
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.9
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD16 Nov 2023 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:1287-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0871-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2024:0783-1
usnUSN-6557-1
msrcCVE-2023-48231
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1Mailing List
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5aPatch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/Mailing List
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