CVE-2023-4752
Use After Free in vim/vim
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2023 at 01:46 PM UTC
Updated: September 17, 2026 at 06:17 PM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsmacOSDebian LinuxFedora
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 14.1
Affected range stops below 14.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%0.5.0 ≤ v < 0.10.0
Affected range stops below 0.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Oct/24ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/85f62dd7-ed84-4fa2-b265-8a369a318757Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00035.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416
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