CVE-2024-41965
Vim < v9.1.0648 has a double-free in dialog_changed()
Published:
8/1/2024
Last updated:
11/15/2024
Reserved:
7/24/2024
Vim is an open source command line text editor. double-free in dialog_changed() in Vim < v9.1.0648. When abandoning a buffer, Vim may ask the user what to do with the modified buffer. If the user wants the changed buffer to be saved, Vim may create a new Untitled file, if the buffer did not have a name yet. However, when setting the buffer name to Unnamed, Vim will falsely free a pointer twice, leading to a double-free and possibly later to a heap-use-after-free, which can lead to a crash. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0648.
CNA assigner:
GitHub_M (a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa)
Requested by:
n/a
Products affected (1)
Product |
Vendor |
Version |
vim |
vim
|
v2.4.0
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