VDB-203227 · CVE-2022-2304 · EUVD-2022-34576

vim up to 8.x stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim up to 8.x and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-2304. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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 part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was disclosed 07/05/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2304 since 07/04/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233548 (Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 54e5fed6d27b747ff152cdb6edfb72ff60e70939 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 databases at Tenable (233548) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-34576). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

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Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/vim/vim/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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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: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 233548
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4097 : vim - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: vim 9.0
Patch: 54e5fed6d27b747ff152cdb6edfb72ff60e70939

Timelineinfo

07/04/2022 🔍
07/05/2022 +1 days 🔍
07/05/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/25/2026 +1420 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 54e5fed6d27b747ff152cdb6edfb72ff60e70939
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203227
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/05/2022 17:17
Updated: 05/25/2026 14:56
Changes: 07/05/2022 17:17 (51), 07/19/2022 08:51 (1), 07/19/2022 08:56 (19), 03/30/2025 20:12 (16), 11/04/2025 15:26 (1), 05/25/2026 14:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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