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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-0213
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/f3afe1a5-e6f8-4579-b68a-6e5c7e39afed
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/de05bb25733c3319e18dca44e9b59c6ee389eb26
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
vim/vim
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 14th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 2nd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H