Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-0213
StatePUBLISHED
Assigner@huntrdev
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-01-14 13:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 22:17:14 UTC
Descriptionvim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.012420000 probability, percentile 0.683810000 (date 2026-10-11)

Problem Types: CWE-122 | CWE-787 | CWE-122 CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
3.0[email protected]Secondary6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
3.0CNADECLARED6.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Vim Vim/vim affected unspecified 8.2 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2947-1] vim security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
patch 8.2.4074: going over the end of NameBuff · vim/vim@de05bb2 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: 3 new CVE's in vim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in vim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 huntr.dev Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179126 Debian Security Update for vim (DLA 2947-1)
  • 181198 Debian Security Update for vim (DLA 3182-1)
  • 184784 Debian Security Update for vim (CVE-2022-0213)
  • 199293 Ubuntu Security Notification for Vim Vulnerabilities (USN-6026-1)
  • 282294 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2022-f05f9c155b)
  • 282322 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2022-7e9e1ae1fb)
  • 353167 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2022-1567
  • 353172 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2-2022-1751
  • 354497 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-155
  • 354510 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-020
  • 354585 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2022-155
  • 355135 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2023-2023-098
  • 500730 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503065 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503333 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503407 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503496 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503523 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503571 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503608 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503639 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 503658 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 505951 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 671458 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1441)
  • 671465 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1462)
  • 671501 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1499)
  • 671521 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1518)
  • 671553 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1553)
  • 671585 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1591)
  • 671650 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1769)
  • 710607 Gentoo Linux Vim, gVim Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32)
  • 752246 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1)
  • 753066 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1)

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