CVE-2022-3705vim autocmd quickfix.c qf_update_buffer use after free
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 1.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 23% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324.
Timeline
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
- affected n/a
References
References10
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://vuldb.com/?id.212324 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-06e4f1dd58 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221108 [SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-3d354ef0fb (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-4bc60c32a2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221223-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213605 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20230123 APPLE-SA-2023-01-23-4 macOS Ventura 13.2 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-43062 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2022-3705)Record last updated .