Use After Free in Neovim
CVE-2022-3037
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0322.
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 (42.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.5% 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
- Neovim
- Vim
- Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/af4c2f2d-d754-4607-b565-9e92f3f717b5 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/4f1b083be43f351bc107541e7b0c9655a5d2c0bb (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3037?
- CVE-2022-3037 is a high-severity vulnerability in Neovim, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-30.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3037?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-3037 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.