A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. The weakness was shared 10/26/2022 as d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. The advisory is shared for download at github.com.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-3705. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are available. There is no exploit available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k at the moment.
It is declared as not defined. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
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