QID 354452

Date Published: 2022-12-21

QID 354452: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-077

a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to a crash when recording and using select mode and leads to an out-of-bounds read.
This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. (
( CVE-2022-0393) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to stack corruption when looking for spell suggestions and leads to a stack buffer overflow.
( CVE-2022-0408) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to using freed memory when the substitute uses a recursive function call, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability.
( CVE-2022-0413) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to illegal memory access and leads to a heap buffer overflow.
( CVE-2022-0417) a flaw was found in vim that causes an out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability.
( CVE-2022-0554) a heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in vims ex_retab() function of indent.c file.
This flaw occurs when repeatedly using :retab.
This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a crafted file triggering a heap-overflow. (
( CVE-2022-0572) a stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in vims ga_concat_shorten_esc() function of src/testing.c file.
This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a crafted file, triggering a stack-overflow.
This issue can lead to an application crash, causing a denial of service. (
( CVE-2022-0629) a flaw was found in vim.
The vulnerability occurs due to a crash when using a special multi-byte character and leads to an out-of-range vulnerability.
( CVE-2022-0685) a null pointer dereference flaw was found in vims find_ucmd() function of usercmd.c file.

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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2022-2022-077 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
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