FKIE_CVE-2023-48231

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-11-16 23:15 - Updated: 2026-06-23 18:17
Severity
3.9 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
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.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1Mailing List
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5aPatch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765Vendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/Mailing List
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/Mailing List
security-advisories@github.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5aPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
vim vim *
fedoraproject fedora 37
fedoraproject fedora 38
fedoraproject fedora 39
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