CVE-2022-2571 : Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101.

Published 2022-08-01 15:15:09

Updated 2022-08-04 23:31:14

Source huntr.dev

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Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2022-2571

VIM » VIM
Versions before (<) 9.0.0101
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.02%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 4 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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().

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Exploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614

patch 9.0.0102: reading past end of line with insert mode completion · vim/vim@a6f9e30 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory

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