CVE-2022-0629 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

High 8.4 Published 17 Feb 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A stack-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: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-0629?

CVE-2022-0629 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 17 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0629?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Apple Macos, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Vim Vim.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0629?

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-2022-0629 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-0629, AZL-8643, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0629, GHSA-4974-p22p-9w73, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0629.