Is CVE-2023-48706 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-48706 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-48706?

CVE-2023-48706 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.6 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-48706?

CVE-2023-48706 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48706?

Upgrade vim on debian 13 to 2:9.0.2189-1 or later. Fixes are available for 9 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-48706

LOW

3.6

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.0.2189-1CVE-2023-48706

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:9.0.2121Fixed in:9.0.2121Bram 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Exploit2

Other references3

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CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
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