vim up to 8.1 uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim up to 8.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-0554. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/11/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-0554 since 02/09/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e3537aec2f8d6470010547af28dcbd83d41461b8 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 vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-15676). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: e3537aec2f8d6470010547af28dcbd83d41461b8

Timelineinfo

02/09/2022 🔍
02/11/2022 +2 days 🔍
02/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2026 +1507 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: e3537aec2f8d6470010547af28dcbd83d41461b8
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-0554 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192867
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2022 08:16
Updated: 03/29/2026 03:13
Changes: 02/11/2022 08:16 (49), 02/16/2022 09:24 (3), 03/29/2026 03:13 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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