CVE-2022-2182 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
A heap-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
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-2182?
CVE-2022-2182 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 23 Jun 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 GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2182?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2182?
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-2022-2182 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2182 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-9969, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2182, GHSA-25wm-p4q5-cvgw, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2182.