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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:38339
HistoryDec 05, 2022 - 9:45 a.m.

Use After Free

2022-12-0509:45:24
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
6
vim
use after free
buffer.c
do_buffer_ext
heap corruption
remote attacker
software vulnerability

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.6%

vim is vulnerable to use after free. The vulnerability exists in do_buffer_ext function of buffer.c due to dummy buffer ends up in a window which allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via malicious input.