CVE-2023-48706

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 None

Description

Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2023-48706

Assigner
GitHub_M

Vulnerability Status
PUBLISHED

Published Version
2023-11-22T22:03:39.503Z

Last Modified Date
2023-11-22T22:03:39.503Z

Weakness Enumerations

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

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-c8qm-x72m-q53q	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/13552	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/26c11c56888d01e298cd8044caf860f3c26f57bb	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/gandalf4a/crash_report/blob/main/vim/vim_huaf	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/22/3
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/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0001/

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48706
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-48706

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2024-06-24 23:39:27				Added to TrackCVE