Use After Free Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.0.0389)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-3023037
  • published14 Sept 2022
  • disclosed6 Sept 2022
  • creditjanette88

Introduced: 6 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-3134  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.0.0389 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in do_tag(). The issue triggers when the tagfunc closes the window, allowing an attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file.

CVSS Scores

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