Stack-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-2304 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | @huntrdev |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-07-05 13:15:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-08 22:17:21 UTC |
| Description | Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.014890000 probability, percentile 0.733550000 (date 2026-10-11)
Problem Types: CWE-121 | CWE-787 | CWE-121 CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: vim-9.0.049-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: vim-9.0.049-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-16) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| patch 9.0.0035: spell dump may go beyond end of an array · vim/vim@54e5fed · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32) — Gentoo security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Stack-based Buffer Overflow in function spell_dump_compl vulnerability found in vim | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | huntr.dev | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: vim-9.0.049-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | MITRE | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: vim-9.0.049-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | MITRE | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 181198 Debian Security Update for vim (DLA 3182-1)
- 182707 Debian Security Update for vim (CVE-2022-2304)
- 199271 Ubuntu Security Notification for Vim Vulnerabilities (USN-5995-1)
- 282933 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2022-b06fbea2c7)
- 282957 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2022-9d7a58e376)
- 354085 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2022-1639
- 354087 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2-2022-1868
- 354478 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-131
- 354497 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-155
- 354585 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2022-155
- 355135 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2023-2023-098
- 502803 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
- 672105 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2307)
- 672124 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2336)
- 672146 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2451)
- 672152 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2436)
- 672157 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2423)
- 672191 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2483)
- 672223 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-2639)
- 710607 Gentoo Linux Vim, gVim Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32)
- 710718 Gentoo Linux Vim, gVim Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-16)
- 752573 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:3229-1)
- 753066 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1)
- 902442 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (10053)
- 902448 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (10062)
- 902647 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (10062-1)
- 902693 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (10053-1)