Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-3099Use After Free 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 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0360.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | vim | 9.0.0369-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | vim | 9.0.0369-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | vim | 9.0.0369-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.0.0369-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.0.0369-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:9.0.0626-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.0.0626-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.0.0626-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3099 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11 | USN-6302-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/403210c7-6cc7-4874-8934-b57f88bd4f5e
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/35d21c6830fc2d68aca838424a0e786821c5891c
- FEDORA-2022-b9edf60581 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-3f5099bcc9 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-c28b637883 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221108 [SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update mailing-list
- GLSA-202305-16 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html