Vulnerability CVE-2023-48231: Information

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.

Severity: MEDIUM (4.3) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Published: Nov. 17, 2023
Modified: Dec. 28, 2023
Error type identifier: CWE-416

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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      9.0.2106

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*