vim prior 9.0.0245 vim/vim use after free

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A vulnerability was found in vim (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the file vim/vim. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0245.

The weakness was shared 08/24/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2946 since 08/22/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0245 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch adce965162dd89bf29ee0e5baf53652e7515762c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.0245
Patch: adce965162dd89bf29ee0e5baf53652e7515762c

Timelineinfo

08/22/2022 🔍
08/24/2022 +2 days 🔍
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09/25/2022 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: adce965162dd89bf29ee0e5baf53652e7515762c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2946 (🔍)

Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2022 09:32
Updated: 09/25/2022 09:48
Changes: 08/24/2022 09:32 (51), 09/25/2022 09:44 (1), 09/25/2022 09:48 (12)
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