Use After Free Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,v8.2.4040)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.08% (35th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-2933530
  • published 22 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 22 Jun 2022
  • credit aidaip

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version v8.2.4040 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free because keeping track of allocated lines in user functions is too complicated.

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