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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3705

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.

Products
vim
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2:9.0.0813-1
CVEs
CVE-2022-3705
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 14:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3705

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Oct 2022, 20:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3705

vim

Fixed versions: 2:9.0.0813-1

vim

Fixed versions: 2:9.0.0813-1

vim

Fixed versions: 2:9.0.0813-1

Complete source record
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