VDB-200251 · CVE-2022-1735 · EUVD-2022-25016

vim up to 8.1 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in vim up to 8.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-1735. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/18/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-1735 since 05/16/2022. 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 7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97 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-2022-25016). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

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Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/vim/vim/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

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

CNA Base Score: 6.6
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1735 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1735
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200251
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2022 11:39
Updated: 04/10/2026 23:23
Changes: 05/18/2022 11:39 (50), 05/25/2022 15:04 (2), 04/10/2026 23:23 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:C1B:103

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