Vulnerability · Published Mar 30, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev

CVE-2022-1154Use after free in utf_ptr2char in vim/vim

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in vim/vim from vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use after free in utf_ptr2char in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4646.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8vim-X112:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13ALSA-2022:1552
AlmaLinux:9vim-X112:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2ALSA-2022:5242
AlmaLinux:8vim-common2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13ALSA-2022:1552
AlmaLinux:9vim-common2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2ALSA-2022:5242
AlmaLinux:8vim-enhanced2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13ALSA-2022:1552
AlmaLinux:9vim-enhanced2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2ALSA-2022:5242
AlmaLinux:8vim-filesystem2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13ALSA-2022:1552
AlmaLinux:9vim-filesystem2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2ALSA-2022:5242
AlmaLinux:8vim-minimal2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13ALSA-2022:1552
AlmaLinux:9vim-minimal2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2ALSA-2022:5242
Alpine:v3.20vim8.2.4708-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-1154
Alpine:v3.21vim8.2.4708-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-1154
Alpine:v3.22vim8.2.4708-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-1154
Alpine:v3.23vim8.2.4708-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-1154
Alpine:v3.24vim8.2.4708-r0ALPINE-CVE-2022-1154
Debian:12vim2:8.2.4659-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1154
Debian:13vim2:8.2.4659-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1154
Debian:14vim2:8.2.4659-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1154
Rocky Linux:8vim2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.13RLSA-2022:1552
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvim2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1USN-5613-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvim2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1154

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
vim vim/vim unspecified – before 8.2.4646

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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