Use-after-free in Vim - CVE-2024-41957
Published: August 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95159
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41957
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Vim.org
Affected software:
Vim
Vim
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tagstack_clear_entry() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with Vim using several non-default flags, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the editor.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41957
Install updates from vendor's website.