vim up to 9.0.0210 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in vim. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-2816. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim (Word Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0211.

The weakness was presented 08/16/2022. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-2816 since 08/14/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0211 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch dbdd16b62560413abcc3c8e893cc3010ccf31666 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-2022-35054). 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
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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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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 9.0.0211
Patch: dbdd16b62560413abcc3c8e893cc3010ccf31666

Timelineinfo

08/14/2022 🔍
08/16/2022 +2 days 🔍
08/16/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2026 +1380 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: dbdd16b62560413abcc3c8e893cc3010ccf31666
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206468
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2022 15:25
Updated: 05/27/2026 10:24
Changes: 08/16/2022 15:25 (50), 09/11/2022 17:45 (1), 09/11/2022 17:52 (12), 05/27/2026 10:24 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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