Vulnerability · Published Jun 10, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev

CVE-2022-2042Use After Free in vim/vim

High 7.4

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)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.8% 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 8.2.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12vim2:9.0.0135-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2042
Debian:13vim2:9.0.0135-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2042
Debian:14vim2:9.0.0135-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2042
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvim2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSvim2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2042

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
vim vim/vim unspecified – before 8.2

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

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