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CVE-2022-2571

Published: 1 August 2022

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

Notes

AuthorNote
rodrigo-zaiden
in versions prior than focal, the suspected code can be
found in src/edit.c. A more careful analysis would be
needed to determine if those versions are vulnerable.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12)
focal
Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13)
jammy
Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5)
kinetic
Released (2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (9.0.0102)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614

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