Use After Free in Vim
CVE-2022-3016
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286.
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 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/260516c2-5c4a-4b7f-a01c-04b1aeeea371 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/6d24a51b94beb1991cddce221f90b455e2d50db7 (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-2022-3016?
- CVE-2022-3016 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vim, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3016?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.