CVE-2022-0729 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim/vim

High 7.8 Published 23 Feb 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

An out-of-range pointer offset in Vim allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2022-0729?

CVE-2022-0729 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 23 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4440.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-823

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0729?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2022-0729?

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-2022-0729 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0729 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Macos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-0729, AZL-8765, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0729, GHSA-f75j-v6mr-8p6r, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0729.