VDB-200381 · CVE-2022-1785 · EUVD-2022-25065

vim up to 8.1 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in vim up to 8.1. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-1785. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/19/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-1785 since 05/18/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 e2bd8600b873d2cd1f9d667c28cba8b1dba18839 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-2022-25065). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

Name

Version

License

open-source

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.3
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

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

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: e2bd8600b873d2cd1f9d667c28cba8b1dba18839

Timelineinfo

05/18/2022 🔍
05/19/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2026 +1424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: e2bd8600b873d2cd1f9d667c28cba8b1dba18839
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1785 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1785
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200381
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2022 17:02
Updated: 04/12/2026 07:33
Changes: 05/19/2022 17:02 (50), 05/26/2022 15:19 (2), 03/30/2025 20:12 (16), 11/04/2025 13:51 (19), 04/12/2026 07:33 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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