vim up to 8.1 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in vim up to 8.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-0572. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/14/2022. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-0572 since 02/12/2022. 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 233548 (Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6e28703a8e41f775f64e442c5d11ce1ff599aa3f 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 (233548) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-15689). 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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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233548
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 6e28703a8e41f775f64e442c5d11ce1ff599aa3f

Timelineinfo

02/12/2022 🔍
02/14/2022 +2 days 🔍
02/14/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2026 +1504 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 6e28703a8e41f775f64e442c5d11ce1ff599aa3f
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-0572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193040
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/14/2022 18:37
Updated: 03/29/2026 10:56
Changes: 02/14/2022 18:37 (50), 02/17/2022 15:24 (3), 03/30/2025 19:09 (16), 11/04/2025 12:38 (19), 03/29/2026 10:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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