CVE-2022-0407 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Medium 5.7 Published 30 Jan 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A heap-based buffer overflow in Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-0407?

CVE-2022-0407 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Vim Vim, published on 30 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-122

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0407?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vim Vim.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0407?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-0407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-0407, AZL-8458, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0407, GHSA-7qcx-j2px-v82h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0407.