CVE-2023-48706

CVSS 3.1 Score 3.6 of 10 (low)

Details

Published Nov 22, 2023
Updated: Jan 5, 2024
CWE ID 416

Summary

CVE-2023-48706 is a heap-use-after-free vulnerability found in Vim, a UNIX editor. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 9.0.2121. When executing a `:s` command for the first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes freeing of memory which may later be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload, and it seems to work reliably only for the first `:s` command. The vulnerability may lead to a crash of Vim but has a low base severity and base score. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.

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