Is CVE-2023-48231 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-48231 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-48231?

CVE-2023-48231 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.9 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-48231?

CVE-2023-48231 has an EPSS score of 0.67% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48231?

Upgrade vim on debian 13 to 2:9.0.2116-1 or later. Fixes are available for 9 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-48231

LOW

3.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.0.2116-1CVE-2023-48231

vimUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-athenaUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

vim-gtk3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-noxUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-tinyUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

xxdUbuntu

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

VimWindows application

Affected:9.0.2106Fixed in:9.0.2106Bram Moolenaar et al.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Mailing List3

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