CVE-2024-41957CWE-415

Vim double free in src/alloc.c:616

Medium · published August 1, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Vim is an open source command line text editor. Vim < v9.1.0647 has double free in src/alloc.c:616. When closing a window, the corresponding tagstack data will be cleared and freed. However a bit later, the quickfix list belonging to that window will also be cleared and if that quickfix list points to the same tagstack data, Vim will try to free it again, resulting in a double-free/use-after-free access exception. Impact is low since the user must intentionally execute vim with several non-default flags,

but it may cause a crash of Vim. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0647

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00366 · 29.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-415 · Double Free
Published
2024-08-01T21:41Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 21:41Z
    Vim double free in src/alloc.c:616
    cvelistv5