VDB-214709 · CVE-2022-3591 · WID-SEC-2022-2222

vim up to 9.0.788 use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.788. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-3591. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.788 (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. 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 summary by CVE is:

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0789.

The weakness was shared 12/02/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3591 since 10/18/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0789 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8f3c3c6cd044e3b5bf08dbfa3b3f04bb3f711bad 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 CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-2222). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Amazon Linux 2
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Open Source vim
NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager

Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

Name

Version

9.0.788

License

open-source

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

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

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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

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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 9.0.0789
Patch: 8f3c3c6cd044e3b5bf08dbfa3b3f04bb3f711bad

Timelineinfo

10/18/2022 🔍
12/02/2022 +45 days 🔍
12/02/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2026 +1144 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 8f3c3c6cd044e3b5bf08dbfa3b3f04bb3f711bad
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214709
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-2222 - vim: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2022 22:17
Updated: 01/19/2026 11:54
Changes: 12/02/2022 22:17 (50), 12/25/2022 13:35 (1), 12/25/2022 13:41 (11), 01/19/2026 11:54 (22)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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