vim up to 8.x integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim up to 8.x and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-2285. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.x (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

The weakness was released 07/03/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2285 since 07/01/2022. 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 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 27efc62f5d86afcb2ecb7565587fe8dea4b036fe 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-2022-34558). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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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: 27efc62f5d86afcb2ecb7565587fe8dea4b036fe

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 27efc62f5d86afcb2ecb7565587fe8dea4b036fe
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203171
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2022 12:11
Updated: 05/24/2026 21:20
Changes: 07/03/2022 12:11 (51), 07/18/2022 14:20 (1), 07/18/2022 14:25 (19), 05/24/2026 21:20 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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