CVE-2022-2000 Out-of-bounds Write in vim/vim
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Vim allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-2000?
CVE-2022-2000 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 7 Jun 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
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2000?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Macos, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2000?
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-2022-2000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2000, GHSA-qvq4-qcc8-rqrf, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2000.