vim up to 8.x out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.x. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-2287. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 8.x (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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 9.0.

The weakness was presented 07/03/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2287 since 07/01/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5e59ea54c0c37c2f84770f068d95280069828774 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-2022-34560). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.1
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.0
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 9.0
Patch: 5e59ea54c0c37c2f84770f068d95280069828774

Timelineinfo

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

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5e59ea54c0c37c2f84770f068d95280069828774
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2287 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2287
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203173
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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 14:34 (1), 07/18/2022 14:35 (17), 05/25/2026 04:32 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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