FKIE_CVE-2022-1616
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-05-07 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:22
Severity
Summary
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
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| vim | vim | * | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 34 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 35 | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 36 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | |
| apple | macos | * |
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