CVE-2023-48231
MEDIUM4.3EPSS 0.05%Published: 11/16/2023Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2023-48231
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/vimfrom 0, < 9.0.2112-r0
- Debian/vimfrom 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |