vim up to 8.1 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vim up to 8.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-0417. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

The weakness was released 02/01/2022. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-0417 since 01/30/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 652dee448618589de5528a9e9a36995803f5557a 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-2022-15559). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / 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: 652dee448618589de5528a9e9a36995803f5557a

Timelineinfo

01/30/2022 🔍
02/01/2022 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 652dee448618589de5528a9e9a36995803f5557a
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-0417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192096
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2022 21:03
Updated: 03/28/2026 13:16
Changes: 02/01/2022 21:03 (50), 02/04/2022 13:31 (3), 12/12/2024 22:57 (16), 05/01/2025 20:52 (3), 11/04/2025 10:51 (20), 03/28/2026 13:16 (1)
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