CVE-2023-46246— Integer Overflow in :history command in Vim
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-46246
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Integer Overflow in :history command in Vim
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Vim is an improved version of the good old UNIX editor Vi. Heap-use-after-free in memory allocated in the function `ga_grow_inner` in in the file `src/alloc.c` at line 748, which is freed in the file `src/ex_docmd.c` in the function `do_cmdline` at line 1010 and then used again in `src/cmdhist.c` at line 759. When using the `:history` command, it's possible that the provided argument overflows the accepted value. Causing an Integer Overflow and potentially later an use-after-free. This vulnerability has been patched in version 9.0.2068.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
释放后使用
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Vim 资源管理错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Vim是一款跨平台的文本编辑器。 Vim 9.0.2067版本存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于文件src/alloc.c的函数ga_grow_inner存在释放后重用漏洞。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-q22m-h7m2-9mgmx_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46246
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