CVE-2023-48706

Public on 2023-11-22
Modified on 2024-03-27
Description
Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.
Severity
Low severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
3.6
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 vim Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim 2024-01-03 ALAS2-2024-2384 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim 2024-02-15 ALAS2-2024-2452 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 vim 2024-01-03 ALAS2023-2024-469 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 vim 2024-02-15 ALAS2023-2024-518 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD CVSSv3 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L