Use After Free in Vim
CVE-2022-2889
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0225.
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: 0.005 (42.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vim
- Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/d1ac9817-825d-49ce-b514-1d5b12b6bdaa (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/91c7cbfe31bbef57d5fcf7d76989fc159f73ef15 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2889?
- CVE-2022-2889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vim, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-19.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2889?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2889 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.