Vim buffer overflow | CVE-2022-0361
NAME
Vim buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
Vim Vim 8.1 - Risk Level:
8.4 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
Vim is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. By submitting a specially-crafted input, a local attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Local
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Refer to Vim GIT Repository for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://huntr.dev/bounties/a055618c-0311-409c-a78a-99477121965b/ - Reference Link:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc5490e2cbc8c16022a23b449b48c1bd0083f366
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