vim up to 8.1 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-1733. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2022. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-1733 since 05/16/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 60ae0e71490c97f2871a6344aca61cacf220f813 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-2022-25014). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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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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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 60ae0e71490c97f2871a6344aca61cacf220f813

Timelineinfo

05/16/2022 🔍
05/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2026 +1423 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 60ae0e71490c97f2871a6344aca61cacf220f813
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1733 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1733
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200248
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 11:38
Updated: 04/10/2026 23:23
Changes: 05/18/2022 11:38 (50), 05/25/2022 14:49 (3), 04/10/2026 23:23 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:283:103

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