CVE-2022-4292 Use After Free in vim/vim
A use-after-free flaw in Vim allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-4292?
CVE-2022-4292 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, published on 5 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0882.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4292?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4292?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-4292 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4292 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility
- CVE-2020-35527 Memory corruption in sqlite
- CVE-2020-11656 Use after free in n/a
- CVE-2019-5509 Code injection in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
- CVE-2019-5504 Missing authorization in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
- CVE-2019-5505 Information disclosure in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
All Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-4292, BELL-CVE-2022-4292, CLSA-2022-1671032897, CLSA-2022-1671033543, CLSA-2022-1671124583, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4292 and 2 more.