4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-48231
Vim Window Structure Access Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 28, 2023, 5:39 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-48231 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Vim vim

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-48231 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0008/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.0.2106
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-8g46-v9ff-c765 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/25aabc2b8ee1e19ced6f4da9d866cf9378fc4c5a [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-48231 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.37018

percentile

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