CVE-2023-46246

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

Description

Vim is an improved version of the good old UNIX editor Vi. Heap-use-after-free in memory allocated in the function `ga_grow_inner` in in the file `src/alloc.c` at line 748, which is freed in the file `src/ex_docmd.c` in the function `do_cmdline` at line 1010 and then used again in `src/cmdhist.c` at line 759. When using the `:history` command, it's possible that the provided argument overflows the accepted value. Causing an Integer Overflow and potentially later an use-after-free. This vulnerability has been patched in version 9.0.2068.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2023-46246

Assigner
GitHub_M

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2023-10-27T18:36:23.907Z

Last Modified Date
2023-10-27T18:36:23.907Z

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-416	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CWE-190	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/190.html

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-q22m-h7m2-9mgm	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9198c1f2b1ddecde22af918541e0de2a32f0f45a	x_refsource_MISC
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231208-0006/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DNMFS3IH74KEMMESOA3EOB6MZ56TWGFF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVA7K73WHQH4KVFDJQ7ELIUD2WK5ZT5E/

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46246
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-46246

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-06-24 22:34:56				Added to TrackCVE