CVE-2023-48231 (GCVE-0-2023-48231)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-16 22:59 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:18
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Title
Use-After-Free in win_close() in vim
Summary
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Severity ?
3.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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vim vim Affected: < 9.0.2106
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