CVE-2022-3296 Stack-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
A stack-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
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-3296?
CVE-2022-3296 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 25 Sep 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
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3296?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Neovim Neovim, Vim Vim.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3296?
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-2022-3296 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3296 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-11034, CLSA-2025-1762419767, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3296, GHSA-7cqh-jx43-54c9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3296.