CVE-2022-1968
What it is
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Vim < 8.2.5050
- Debian Linux 9.0
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Apple macOS < 13.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2022-1968.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2022-1968. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/409510c588b1eec1ae33511ae97a21eb8e110895
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/409510c588b1eec1ae33511ae97a21eb8e110895
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/409510c588b1eec1ae33511ae97a21eb8e110895
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/949090e5-f4ea-4edf-bd79-cd98f0498a5b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/409510c588b1eec1ae33511ae97a21eb8e110895
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/949090e5-f4ea-4edf-bd79-cd98f0498a5b
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488