CVE-2024-41965
Low
No strong exploitation signal.
CVSS base
4.2
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
26.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-415
Published 2024-08-01 · modified 2026-09-17
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2024-08-01 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-17 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
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.