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CVE-2023-4750

Use After Free in vim/vim

Published: Sep 4, 2023Updated: Jun 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

vim
oss-projectaka vi, vim/vim, gvim
vim/vimOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
vimOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / file-utility
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vimLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
АЛЬТ СП 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НППКТ»
commercial·RU
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://huntr.dev/bounties/1ab3ebdf-fe7d-4436-b483-9a586e03b0ea
huntr.dev
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fc68299d436cf87453e432daa77b6d545df4d7ed
github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITRVK4FB74RZDIGTZJXOZMUW6X6F4TNF/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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