CVE-2023-4733
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Sep 4, 2023
Updated: Feb 1, 2024
CWE ID 416
Summary
CVE-2023-4733 is a Use After Free vulnerability that affects versions of the vim repository on GitHub prior to 9.0.1840. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating a specially crafted input, which could lead to memory being freed prematurely and then being reused by the application. This could result in arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service condition. Developers are urged to update their vim installations to the latest version to mitigate this risk.
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