vim up to 9.0.741 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in vim up to 9.0.741. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-3491. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.741 (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0742.

The weakness was presented 12/03/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3491 since 10/13/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0742 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3558afe9e9e904cabb8475392d859f2d2fc21041 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 CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-2222). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Open Source vim
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.0742
Patch: 3558afe9e9e904cabb8475392d859f2d2fc21041

Timelineinfo

10/13/2022 🔍
12/03/2022 +51 days 🔍
12/03/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2026 +1143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 3558afe9e9e904cabb8475392d859f2d2fc21041
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214773
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-2222 - vim: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2022 17:14
Updated: 01/19/2026 11:53
Changes: 12/03/2022 17:14 (51), 12/26/2022 08:20 (1), 12/26/2022 08:24 (11), 01/19/2026 11:53 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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