Denial of service in Vim



Published: 2023-11-22
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
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

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

Description

The 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.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Vim: before 9.0.2121

External links

http://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.



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