Use After Free in vim/vim
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-5535 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | @huntrdev |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-10-11 20:15:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-17 17:59:12 UTC |
| Description | Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.005390000 probability, percentile 0.442590000 (date 2026-09-19)
Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 CWE-416 Use After Free
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 39 | All | All | All |
| Application | Neovim | Neovim | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| huntr – Security Bounties for any GitHub repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | huntr.dev | Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: vim-9.0.2048-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 39 Update: vim-9.0.2048-1.fc39 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| patch 9.0.2010: [security] use-after-free from buf_contents_changed() · vim/vim@41e6f7d · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: vim-9.0.2048-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 199867 Ubuntu Security Notification for Vim Vulnerabilities (USN-6452-1)
- 284650 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2023-e9c71abc95)
- 284651 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2023-6c84e57fab)
- 285183 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2023-1976197889)
- 356575 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2-2023-2319
- 356632 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2023-2023-403
- 356783 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2023-1893
- 357186 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : AL2012-2024-485
- 503545 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
- 505960 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
- 673552 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2024-1099)
- 673558 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2023-3288)
- 673740 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2024-1075)
- 673745 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2023-3320)
- 673779 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2023-3260)
- 673841 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2023-3352)
- 755336 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2023:4560-1)
- 755339 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2023:4557-1)
- 755354 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2023:4587-1)
- 907430 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (31499-1)