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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-0156
Use After Free in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
vim is vulnerable to Use After Free
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/47dded34-3767-4725-8c7c-9dcb68c70b36
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9f1a39a5d1cd7989ada2d1cb32f97d84360e050f
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HD5S2FC2HF22A7XQXK2XXIR46EARVWIM/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213344
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 10th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H