VDB-209874 · CVE-2022-3352 · Nessus 211239

vim up to 9.0.0598 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vim. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-3352. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vim (Word Processing Software). Affected is an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0614.

The weakness was shared 09/29/2022. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-3352 since 09/28/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211239 (Fedora 37 : vim (2022-4bc60c32a2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0614 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ef976323e770315b5fca544efb6b2faa25674d15 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 Tenable (211239). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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

CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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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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Nessus ID: 211239
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : vim (2022-4bc60c32a2)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 9.0.0614
Patch: ef976323e770315b5fca544efb6b2faa25674d15

Timelineinfo

09/28/2022 🔍
09/29/2022 +1 days 🔍
09/29/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2022-40161673a3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3352 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3352
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209874

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2022 17:15
Updated: 04/29/2025 13:52
Changes: 09/29/2022 17:15 (50), 10/26/2022 08:28 (1), 11/16/2024 14:24 (17), 04/29/2025 13:52 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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