CVE-2024-41965 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-41965: Vim < v9.1.0648 has a double-free in dialog_changed()

Vendor Vim
Product vim
Weakness CWE-416
Published August 1, 2024
Last update November 15, 2024

CVSS base score

4.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. double-free in dialog_changed() in Vim < v9.1.0648. When abandoning a buffer, Vim may ask the user what to do with the modified buffer. If the user wants the changed buffer to be saved, Vim may create a new Untitled file, if the buffer did not have a name yet. However, when setting the buffer name to Unnamed, Vim will falsely free a pointer twice, leading to a double-free and possibly later to a heap-use-after-free, which can lead to a crash. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0648.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2024 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated