CVE-2023-46246

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
4 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
GitHub_MCNA
4 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 1%
VendorProductVersion
vimvim
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< 9.0.2068
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
vim
bullseye
unimportant
bookworm
unimportant
trixie
2:9.1.0861-1
fixed
sid
2:9.1.0967-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
vim
noble
not-affected
mantic
Fixed 2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2
released
lunar
Fixed 2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3
released
jammy
Fixed 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
released
focal
Fixed 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21
released
bionic
Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7
released
xenial
Fixed 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22
released
trusty
Fixed 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15
released