vim up to 8.1 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-1927. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 05/29/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-1927 since 05/28/2022. 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 236739 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0150: vim (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0150)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4d97a565ae8be0d4debba04ebd2ac3e75a0c8010 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 (236739) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-25199). 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
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236739
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0150: vim (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0150)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 4d97a565ae8be0d4debba04ebd2ac3e75a0c8010

Timelineinfo

05/28/2022 🔍
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04/12/2026 +1414 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 4d97a565ae8be0d4debba04ebd2ac3e75a0c8010
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1927 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1927
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-200877
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2022 21:13
Updated: 04/12/2026 15:45
Changes: 05/29/2022 21:13 (50), 06/01/2022 17:42 (2), 05/16/2025 04:01 (16), 04/12/2026 15:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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