CVE-2022-1735 Classic Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
A buffer overflow in Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input, requiring users to upgrade to a patched version.
- 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-2022-1735?
CVE-2022-1735 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 17 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1735?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1735?
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-2022-1735 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1735 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as AZL-9787, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1735, GHSA-cxhx-phgv-w698, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1735.