Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-3705 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system vim Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Amazon Web Services |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU68962
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3705
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when handling files within the qf_update_buffer() function in quickfix.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages:
i686:Vulnerable software versions
vim-minimal-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.i686
vim-common-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.i686
vim-enhanced-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.i686
vim-debuginfo-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.i686
noarch:
vim-data-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.noarch
vim-filesystem-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.noarch
src:
vim-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.src
x86_64:
vim-debuginfo-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.x86_64
vim-minimal-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.x86_64
vim-enhanced-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.x86_64
vim-common-9.0.828-1.1.amzn1.x86_64
Amazon Linux AMI: All versions
vim: before 9.0.828-1.1
External linkshttp://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2023-1663.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.