ubuntu-cve-2023-4752
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-09-04 14:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:55
Summary
Details

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20"
          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20"
          },
          {
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          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20"
          },
          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
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          }
        ]
      },
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      },
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            }
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        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5",
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        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6",
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        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.17",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18"
      ]
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
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          },
          {
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          {
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          {
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          },
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            "binary_name": "xxd",
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          }
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "vim",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
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            },
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            }
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3",
        "2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4",
        "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1",
        "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2",
        "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3",
        "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11",
        "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4752",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:55:56Z",
  "published": "2023-09-04T14:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4752"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/85f62dd7-ed84-4fa2-b265-8a369a318757/"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ee9166eb3b41846661a39b662dc7ebe8b5e15139"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/85f62dd7-ed84-4fa2-b265-8a369a318757"
    },
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    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITRVK4FB74RZDIGTZJXOZMUW6X6F4TNF/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6452-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4752"
    }
  ],
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    "USN-6452-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-4752"
  ]
}



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