CVE-2022-1621 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in VIM

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write11 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
VIM VIMVIMApple Macos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 10
Latest updateOct 24

Description

Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 8.2.4919
▶CVEListV5vim/vim_vimunspecified — 8.2.4919
▶NVDapple/macos< 13.0
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:9.0.0135-1+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Fedora 34, 35

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-xf6c-p6v2-q436: Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8↗2022-05-11
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OSV
CVE-2022-1621: Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8↗2022-05-10
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CVEList
Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in vim/vim↗2022-05-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

7
Apple
CVE-2022-1621: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Ubuntu
Vim regression↗2022-09-19
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2022-09-15
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2022-06-06
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Red Hat
vim: heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy↗2022-05-10
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