CVE-2023-46246
Vim Heap-use-after-free Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 27, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 17, 2023, 3:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 17, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DNMFS3IH74KEMMESOA3EOB6MZ56TWGFF/ [No types assigned] Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IVA7K73WHQH4KVFDJQ7ELIUD2WK5ZT5E/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231208-0006/ [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9198c1f2b1ddecde22af918541e0de2a32f0f45a No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9198c1f2b1ddecde22af918541e0de2a32f0f45a Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-q22m-h7m2-9mgm No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-q22m-h7m2-9mgm Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-190 Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.0.2068
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} -0.00%
score
0.05780
percentile