Use After Free in Vim
CVE-2022-1796
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Vim
- Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/f6739b58-49f9-4056-a843-bf76bbc1253e (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/28d032cc688ccfda18c5bbcab8b50aba6e18cde5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1796?
- CVE-2022-1796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vim, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1796?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.