vim up to 8.x heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vim up to 8.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-2284. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim up to 8.x (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

The weakness was published 07/03/2022. The advisory is available at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2284 since 07/01/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3d51ce18ab1be4f9f6061568a4e7fabf00b21794 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-2022-34557). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / 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
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Upgrade: vim 9.0
Patch: 3d51ce18ab1be4f9f6061568a4e7fabf00b21794

Timelineinfo

07/01/2022 🔍
07/03/2022 +2 days 🔍
07/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1421 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 3d51ce18ab1be4f9f6061568a4e7fabf00b21794
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2284 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2284
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203170
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2022 12:11
Updated: 05/24/2026 21:20
Changes: 07/03/2022 12:11 (41), 07/18/2022 14:14 (1), 07/18/2022 14:16 (29), 05/24/2026 21:20 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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