Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-1796Use After Free in vim/vim
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-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 1.1% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | vim | 8.2.5000-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | vim | 8.2.5000-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | vim | 8.2.5000-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 8.2.5000-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 8.2.5000-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1796 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5 | USN-5995-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H