CVE-2022-0261

HIGH

vim/vim <8.2 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

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

References (11)

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9f8c304c8a390ade133bac29963dc8e56ab14cbc

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

[Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://huntr.dev/bounties/fa795954-8775-4f23-98c6-d4d4d3fe8a82

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32

[Third Party Advisory] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444

[Third Party Advisory] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

[Mailing List] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0016

EPSS Percentile 37.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-122 CWE-787

Status published

Affected Products (5)

vim/vim < 8.2.4120

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

apple/mac_os_x

apple/macos < 13.0

Timeline

Published Jan 18, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026