vim up to 8.1 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vim up to 8.1. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-2183. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. 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. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was disclosed 06/24/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2183 since 06/22/2022. 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 8eba2bd291b347e3008aa9e565652d51ad638cfa 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-2022-34467). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

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
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: 8eba2bd291b347e3008aa9e565652d51ad638cfa

Timelineinfo

06/22/2022 🔍
06/24/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1430 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 8eba2bd291b347e3008aa9e565652d51ad638cfa
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2183 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2183
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202567
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2022 07:13
Updated: 05/24/2026 14:01
Changes: 06/24/2022 07:13 (51), 06/25/2022 09:50 (1), 05/24/2026 14:01 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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