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CVE-2023-5535

Use After Free in vim/vim

Published: Oct 11, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010.

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/vimvim
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Альт 8 СПАО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АЛЬТ СП 10АО «ИВК»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ОСОН ОСнова ОnyxАО «НППКТ»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
vimoss-projectConsumer Softwareaka vi, vim/vim, gvim
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
ао «ивк»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka ivk
ао «нппкт»commercialRUOperating Systems
and 3 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://huntr.dev/bounties/2c2d85a7-1171-4014-bf7f-a2451745861f
huntr.dev
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/41e6f7d6ba67b61d911f9b1d76325cd79224753d
github.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VDDWD25AZIHBAA44HQT75OWLQ5UMDKU3/
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 7 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 11, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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