Description
Vim is an open source command line text editor. double-free in dialog_changed() in Vim < v9.1.0648. When abandoning a buffer, Vim may ask the user what to do with the modified buffer. If the user wants the changed buffer to be saved, Vim may create a new Untitled file, if the buffer did not have a name yet. However, when setting the buffer name to Unnamed, Vim will falsely free a pointer twice, leading to a double-free and possibly later to a heap-use-after-free, which can lead to a crash. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0648.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241115-0002/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-46pw-v7qw-xc2f
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b29f4abcd4b3382fa746edd1d0562b7b48c
Scores
CVSS v3
4.2
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
20.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-415
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
vim/vim
< 9.1.0648
Published
Aug 01, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026