VDB-195086 · CVE-2022-0158 · HT213183

Apple macOS Vim heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple macOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Vim. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-0158. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Vim. 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 released 03/14/2022 as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-0158. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/18/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Vim

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating Vim.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 3.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/09/2022 🔍
03/14/2022 +64 days 🔍
03/14/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195086
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:42
Updated: 03/18/2022 08:32
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:42 (15), 03/15/2022 10:46 (28), 03/18/2022 08:28 (3), 03/18/2022 08:30 (29), 03/18/2022 08:32 (1)
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