vim up to 8.x out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.x and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-2286. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.x (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

The weakness was disclosed 07/03/2022. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-2286 since 07/01/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch f12129f1714f7d2301935bb21d896609bdac221c 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-2022-34559). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.2info

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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
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 9.0
Patch: f12129f1714f7d2301935bb21d896609bdac221c

Timelineinfo

07/01/2022 🔍
07/03/2022 +2 days 🔍
07/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2026 +1422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: f12129f1714f7d2301935bb21d896609bdac221c
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203172
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2022 12:12
Updated: 05/25/2026 04:32
Changes: 07/03/2022 12:12 (51), 07/18/2022 14:28 (1), 07/18/2022 14:30 (19), 05/25/2026 04:32 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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