vim up to 8.1 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in vim up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-0408. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/30/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-0408 since 01/28/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212489 (Amazon Linux 2022 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2022-2022-025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 06f15416bb8d5636200a10776f1752c4d6e49f31 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212489) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-15553). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212489
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2022 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2022-2022-025)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 06f15416bb8d5636200a10776f1752c4d6e49f31

Timelineinfo

01/28/2022 🔍
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03/28/2026 +1518 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 06f15416bb8d5636200a10776f1752c4d6e49f31
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-0408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192005
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2022 20:37
Updated: 03/28/2026 09:17
Changes: 01/30/2022 20:37 (50), 02/02/2022 16:43 (3), 12/12/2024 22:57 (16), 05/01/2025 22:00 (3), 03/28/2026 09:17 (1)
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