Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-4293Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in vim/vim
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0804.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | vim | 9.0.0999-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | vim | 9.0.0999-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | vim | 9.0.0999-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 9.0.0999-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 9.0.0999-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:9.0.0813-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.0.0813-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.0.0813-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4293 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12 | USN-6420-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-1077 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H