CVE-2022-1621

CVSS V2 Medium 6.8 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2022-1621
  • Assigner
  • security@huntr.dev
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2022-05-10T14:15:08
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-11-29T16:40:56
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 8.2.4919
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 13.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.8
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7c824682d2028432ee082703ef0ab399867a089b Patch Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/520ce714-bfd2-4646-9458-f52cd22bb2fb Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1621
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1621
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:40:32 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-06 14:31:32 2022-11-29T16:40:56 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-06 14:31:32 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated