CVE-2022-2284
published 2022-07-02CVE-2022-2284: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
PriorityP335high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.36%
68.3th percentile
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
Affected
15 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vim | < vim 2:9.0.0135-1 (bookworm) | vim 2:9.0.0135-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.0.0050-2_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_vim_9.0.0050-1_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | < 9.0.0017 | 9.0.0017 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.0135-1 | 2:9.0.0135-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.0135-1 | 2:9.0.0135-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.0135-1 | 2:9.0.0135-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3 |
| vim | vim_vim | >= unspecified < 9.0 | 9.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2023-08-03·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-2182 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2182)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when deleting buffers
in diff mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-2208)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive
information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubu
GHSA
GHSA-8c77-jprp-cxfj: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-07-03
CVE-2022-2284 [HIGH] CWE-122 GHSA-8c77-jprp-cxfj: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
OSV
CVE-2022-2284: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
osv·2022-07-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-2284 [HIGH] CVE-2022-2284: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-03·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-2208 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain
files. If an attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted
file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2182)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when deleting buffers
in diff mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2022-2208)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory access. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the corruption of sensitive
information, a crash, or arbitrary code execution. This
Microsoft
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
vendor_msrc·2022-07-12·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-2284 [HIGH] CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
@huntrdev: @huntrdev
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft
Red Hat
vim: out of bounds read in utfc_ptr2len() at mbyte.c
vendor_redhat·2022-07-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-2284 [HIGH] CWE-122 vim: out of bounds read in utfc_ptr2len() at mbyte.c
vim: out of bounds read in utfc_ptr2len() at mbyte.c
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
Statement: Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Low security impact, because the "victim" has to run an untrusted file IN SCRIPT MODE. Someone who is running untrusted files in script mode is equivalent to someone just taking a random python script and running it.
For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
Mitigation: Untrusted vim scripts with -s [scriptin] are not recommended to run.
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) -
Debian
CVE-2022-2284: vim - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-2284 [HIGH] CVE-2022-2284: vim - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.0135-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.0135-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.0135-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.0135-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3d51ce18ab1be4f9f6061568a4e7fabf00b21794https://huntr.dev/bounties/571d25ce-8d53-4fa0-b620-27f2a8a14874https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43Y3VJPOTTY3NTREDIFUPITM2POG4ZLP/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXPO5EHDV6J4B27E65DOQGZFELUFPRSK/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3d51ce18ab1be4f9f6061568a4e7fabf00b21794https://huntr.dev/bounties/571d25ce-8d53-4fa0-b620-27f2a8a14874https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/43Y3VJPOTTY3NTREDIFUPITM2POG4ZLP/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UXPO5EHDV6J4B27E65DOQGZFELUFPRSK/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
2022-07-02
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