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Status published
High
CVE-2022-4292
Use After Free in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0882.
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/da3d4c47-e57a-451e-993d-9df0ed31f57b
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c3d27ada14acd02db357f2d16347acc22cb17e93
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230113-0005/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYC22GGZ6QA66HLNLHCTAJU265TT3O33/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 5th, 2022
Last Modified:
April 14th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H