CVE-2022-2264
Public on 2022-07-01
Modified on 2023-03-22
Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in Vim's inc() function of misc2.c. This issue occurs because Vim reads beyond the end of the line with a put command. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering an out-of-bounds read that causes a crash in the CLI tool.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | vim | 2022-10-17 | ALAS-2022-1639 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim | 2022-10-17 | ALAS2-2022-1868 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-098 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim-8.0.1257-2.amzn2.0.1 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim-8.2.4857-1.amzn2.0.1 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim-8.2.4975-1.amzn2022.0.2 | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |