CVE-2023-48231

low-risk

Published 2023-11-16

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.

Do I need to act?

0.05% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 3.9/10 Low

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Vim

Fedora

Affected Vendors

Fedoraproject Vim

References (14)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1

Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765

Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1

Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765

Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/

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low-risk

Severity 14/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 10/34 · Low