CVE-2023-4750 Use After Free in vim/vim
A use-after-free flaw in Vim allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-4750?
CVE-2023-4750 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 4 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4750?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Fedoraproject Fedora, Neovim Neovim, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4750?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2023-4750 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4750 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2023-4750, AZL-28658, BELL-CVE-2023-4750, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4750, ECHO-bdc1-e1e7-18b1, GHSA-ph6h-mvrc-7rq5 and 1 more.