vim up to 8.1 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in vim up to 8.1. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-2206. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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. CVE summarizes:

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

The weakness was disclosed 06/27/2022. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2206 since 06/25/2022. 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 e178af5a586ea023622d460779fdcabbbfac0908 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-2022-34489). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit 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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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
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: e178af5a586ea023622d460779fdcabbbfac0908

Timelineinfo

06/25/2022 🔍
06/27/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/27/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: e178af5a586ea023622d460779fdcabbbfac0908
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2206 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2206
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202762
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/27/2022 07:50
Updated: 05/24/2026 18:46
Changes: 06/27/2022 07:50 (51), 07/15/2022 10:47 (1), 07/15/2022 10:53 (19), 05/24/2026 18:46 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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