Description
Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/22/3
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0001/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DNMFS3IH74KEMMESOA3EOB6MZ56TWGFF/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IVA7K73WHQH4KVFDJQ7ELIUD2WK5ZT5E/
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-c8qm-x72m-q53q
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/13552
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/26c11c56888d01e298cd8044caf860f3c26f57bb
Exploit x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gandalf4a/crash_report/blob/main/vim/vim_huaf
Scores
CVSS v3
3.6
EPSS
0.0013
EPSS Percentile
32.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
vim/vim
< 9.0.2121
Published
Nov 22, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026