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CVE-2023-48231 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:3.9 LOWVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a	CVE	Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/	CVE	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/	CVE	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1	CVE	Mailing List
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/	[email protected]	Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/	[email protected]	Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1	[email protected]	Mailing List

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
vim vim	< 9.0.2106
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	37 38 39
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 23, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 28, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 27, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 26, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 24, 2023	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 24, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 17, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2023	New CVE Received	[email protected]