Vulnerability · Published Dec 2, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev

CVE-2022-3591Use After Free in vim/vim

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in vim/vim from vim. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0789.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12vim2:9.0.0813-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3591
Debian:13vim2:9.0.0813-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3591
Debian:14vim2:9.0.0813-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3591
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvim2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12USN-6420-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvim2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3591

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
vim vim/vim unspecified – before 9.0.0789

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

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