VDB-205408 · CVE-2022-2571 · GCVE-0-2022-2571

vim up to 9.0.0100 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vim up to 9.0.0100. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-2571. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in vim up to 9.0.0100 (Word Processing Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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 9.0.0101.

The weakness was presented 08/01/2022. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2571 since 07/28/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0101 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614 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.

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Productinfo

Type

Word Processing Software

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Version

License

open-source

Website

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

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.0101
Patch: a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614

Timelineinfo

07/28/2022 🔍
08/01/2022 +4 days 🔍
08/01/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/29/2022 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2571 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2571
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-205408

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2022 19:45
Updated: 08/29/2022 11:38
Changes: 08/01/2022 19:45 (51), 08/29/2022 11:38 (1)
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