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Use After Free Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.4% (74th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-VIM-2812621
  • published 9 May 2022
  • disclosed 7 May 2022
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Introduced: 7 May 2022

CVE-2022-1616 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 vim to version 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

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