Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-48706 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Vim Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
Vendor |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU83442
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-48706
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the ex_substitute() function in src/charset.c when executing the ":s" command. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.
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Vulnerable software versionsVim: before 9.0.2121
External linkshttp://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-c8qm-x72m-q53q
http://github.com/vim/vim/commit/26c11c56888d01e298cd8044caf8
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.