vim up to 8.1 out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vim up to 8.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-1897. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/28/2022. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-1897 since 05/26/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 338f1fc0ee3ca929387448fe464579d6113fa76a 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-2022-25169). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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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: 🔍

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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 338f1fc0ee3ca929387448fe464579d6113fa76a

Timelineinfo

05/26/2022 🔍
05/28/2022 +2 days 🔍
05/28/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2026 +1415 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 338f1fc0ee3ca929387448fe464579d6113fa76a
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200874
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2022 07:31
Updated: 04/12/2026 08:56
Changes: 05/28/2022 07:31 (50), 06/01/2022 17:02 (2), 03/30/2025 20:12 (16), 11/04/2025 15:26 (19), 04/12/2026 08:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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