CVE-2022-2816
Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0212.
Una Lectura Fuera de Límites en el repositorio de GitHub vim/vim versiones anteriores a 9.0.0212.
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. It was discovered that Vim did not properly perform bounds checks in the diff mode in certain situations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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- Decision:-
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Timeline
- 2022-08-14 CVE Reserved
- 2022-08-15 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-03 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/e2a83037-fcf9-4218-b2b9-b7507dacde58 | 2024-08-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dbdd16b62560413abcc3c8e893cc3010ccf31666 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vim Search vendor "Vim" | Vim Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim" | < 9.0.0212 Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim" and version " < 9.0.0212" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35" | - |
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