Name | CVE-2022-1621 |
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 |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DLA-3011-1, DLA-3204-1 |
Debian Bugs | 1015984 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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vim (PTS) | bullseye | 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2:9.1.0861-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
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vim | source | stretch | 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u6 | | DLA-3011-1 | |
vim | source | buster | 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u4 | | DLA-3204-1 | |
vim | source | (unstable) | 2:9.0.0135-1 | unimportant | | 1015984 |
Notes
https://huntr.dev/bounties/520ce714-bfd2-4646-9458-f52cd22bb2fb
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7c824682d2028432ee082703ef0ab399867a089b (v8.2.4919)
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact