CVE-2022-1619 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in vim/vim
A heap-based buffer overflow in Vim allows attackers to crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted input.
- 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-2022-1619?
CVE-2022-1619 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 8 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1619?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Netapp Hci Management Node, Netapp Solidfire, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1619?
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-2022-1619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-1619, AZL-9703, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1619, GHSA-r5g6-fh99-xrr6, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1619.