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CVE-2022-0417

Published: 1 February 2022

Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
this CVE involves code that was introduced in version 8.1.0105
of vim. Part of the patched code was introduced in version
8.2.3402, which is the fix for CVE-2021-3770. The vulnerability
related to this other CVE also does not affect bionic and
earlier.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
focal
Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy
Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (8.2.4245)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/652dee448618589de5528a9e9a36995803f5557a

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H