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Vim < 9.0.2068 Use After Free

2023-11-0200:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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vim
use after free
ga_grow_inner
ex_docmd.c
cmdhist.c
integer overflow
:history command
nessus
version number
memory allocation

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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.

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

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(184197);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/12/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-46246");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2023-A-0598-S");

  script_name(english:"Vim < 9.0.2068 Use After Free");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A text editor installed on the remote Windows host is affected a use after free vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-q22m-h7m2-9mgm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Vim version 9.0.2068 or later");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-46246");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/10/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/10/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/11/02");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:vim:vim");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("vim_win_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Vim", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Vim', win_local:TRUE);

var constraints = [
  { 'fixed_version' : '9.0.2068' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
VendorProductVersionCPE
vimvimcpe:/a:vim:vim

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%