vim up to 8.1 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in vim up to 8.1. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2126. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

The weakness was presented 06/20/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2126 since 06/18/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 156d3911952d73b03d7420dc3540215247db0fe8 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-2022-34412). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 156d3911952d73b03d7420dc3540215247db0fe8

Timelineinfo

06/18/2022 🔍
06/20/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/20/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1434 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 156d3911952d73b03d7420dc3540215247db0fe8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2126 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2126
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202383
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2022 06:39
Updated: 05/24/2026 10:16
Changes: 06/20/2022 06:39 (41), 06/25/2022 08:11 (1), 06/25/2022 08:15 (13), 05/24/2026 10:16 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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