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Vim < 9.0.2010 Use-After-Free

high Nessus Plugin ID 183414

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Synopsis

A text editor installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a use-after-free vulnerability.

Description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Vim version 9.0.2010 or later

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?9b961d54

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 183414

File Name: vim_9_0_2010.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/19/2023

Updated: 11/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-5535

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:vim:vim

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Vim

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-5535

IAVB: 2023-B-0084-S