CVE-2023-48706 Information

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.

Reference

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-c8qm-x72m-q53q https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/13552 https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/26c11c56888d01e298cd8044caf860f3c26f57bb https://github.com/gandalf4a/crash_report/blob/main/vim/vim_huaf http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/22/3