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. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2000. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). 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 disclosed 06/10/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2000 since 06/06/2022. 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 44a3f3353e0407e9fffee138125a6927d1c9e7e5 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-2022-34306). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider 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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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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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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

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 44a3f3353e0407e9fffee138125a6927d1c9e7e5

Timelineinfo

06/06/2022 🔍
06/09/2022 +3 days 🔍
06/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 44a3f3353e0407e9fffee138125a6927d1c9e7e5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201557
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2022 00:10
Updated: 05/24/2026 04:05
Changes: 06/10/2022 00:10 (50), 06/11/2022 15:43 (2), 03/30/2025 20:12 (16), 11/04/2025 15:26 (19), 05/24/2026 04:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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