vim up to 9.0.0552 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-3296. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim (Word Processing Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.

The weakness was presented 09/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-3296 since 09/24/2022. 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 211239 (Fedora 37 : vim (2022-4bc60c32a2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0577 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be 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 (211239) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-42688). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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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: 211239
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : vim (2022-4bc60c32a2)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.0577
Patch: 96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be

Timelineinfo

09/24/2022 🔍
09/26/2022 +2 days 🔍
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05/22/2025 +969 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209543
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2022 08:15
Updated: 05/22/2025 17:08
Changes: 09/26/2022 08:15 (50), 10/23/2022 14:31 (1), 10/23/2022 14:33 (12), 11/16/2024 14:47 (17), 04/29/2025 17:44 (3), 05/22/2025 17:08 (1)
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