vim up to 8.1 skip_range heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in vim up to 8.1. Impacted is the function skip_range. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-1381. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function skip_range. 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.

The weakness was published 04/18/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-1381 since 04/16/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f50808ed135ab973296bca515ae4029b321afe47 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-2022-24700). 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: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: f50808ed135ab973296bca515ae4029b321afe47

Timelineinfo

04/16/2022 🔍
04/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
04/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/06/2026 +1449 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: huntr.dev
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1381 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1381
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-197565
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/18/2022 07:59
Updated: 04/06/2026 10:39
Changes: 04/18/2022 07:59 (51), 04/06/2026 10:39 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:01C:103

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