VDB-200387 · CVE-2022-1796 · EUVD-2022-25076

vim up to 8.1 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-1796. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/20/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-1796 since 05/18/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 28d032cc688ccfda18c5bbcab8b50aba6e18cde5 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-25076). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

Name

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/vim/vim/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.6
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 28d032cc688ccfda18c5bbcab8b50aba6e18cde5

Timelineinfo

05/18/2022 🔍
05/20/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2026 +1423 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 28d032cc688ccfda18c5bbcab8b50aba6e18cde5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200387
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2022 06:44
Updated: 04/12/2026 07:33
Changes: 05/20/2022 06:44 (50), 05/26/2022 15:53 (2), 04/12/2026 07:33 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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