Medium severity · published Nov 16, 2023
CVE-2023-48231
Vim is an open source command line text editor
4.3
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
37; 38; 39 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 9.0.2106 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48231
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48231
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.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
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