vim up to 8.1 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in vim up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-2124. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

The weakness was presented 06/19/2022. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2124 since 06/18/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 2f074f4685897ab7212e25931eeeb0212292829f 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-2022-34410). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 2f074f4685897ab7212e25931eeeb0212292829f

Timelineinfo

06/18/2022 🔍
06/19/2022 +1 days 🔍
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05/24/2026 +1435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 2f074f4685897ab7212e25931eeeb0212292829f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2124 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2124
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202378
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2022 16:01
Updated: 05/24/2026 10:16
Changes: 06/19/2022 16:01 (41), 06/25/2022 07:49 (1), 06/25/2022 07:54 (13), 05/24/2026 10:16 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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