CVE-2022-1616

Published: 7 May 2022

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

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
vim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1)
	focal	Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8)
	upstream	Released (8.2.4895)
	Patches: upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d88934406c5375d88f8f1b65331c9f0cab68cc6c

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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