CVE-2022-1616 — Use After Free in VIM

CWE-416 — Use After FreeCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer11 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
VIM VIMVIMApple Macos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 7
Latest updateOct 24

Description

Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 8.2.4895
▶CVEListV5vim/vim_vimunspecified — 8.2.4895
▶NVDapple/macos< 13.0
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u2+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Fedora 34, 35, 36

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: huntr.dev ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-9xqg-wjcv-qqxq: Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8↗2022-05-08
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CVEList
Use after free in append_command in vim/vim↗2022-05-07
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OSV
CVE-2022-1616: Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8↗2022-05-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

7
Apple
CVE-2022-1616: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Ubuntu
Vim regression↗2022-09-19
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2022-09-15
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2022-06-06
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Microsoft
Use after free in append_command in vim/vim↗2022-05-10
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