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CVE-2022-0213

CVE-2022-0213MEDIUM

vim vim/vim — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  L  L  H    6.6   .0124   68.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  vim/vim  unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 13  Reserved by @huntrdev
  Jan 14  Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-0213 (vim/vim). Public exploit reference added.
  Oct 8   RESCORED — CVE-2022-0213 (vim/vim). CVSS 6.8 → 6.6 (NVD).

CWE-122, CWE-787 · CNA: @huntrdev · CVSS v3.1 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 13, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by @huntrdev
January 14, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-0213 (vim/vim). Public exploit reference added.
October 8, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2022-0213 (vim/vim). CVSS 6.8 → 6.6 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
vim	vim/vim	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-122 · CWE-787

References (6)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/de05bb25733c3319e18dca44e9b59c6ee389eb26 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/f3afe1a5-e6f8-4579-b68a-6e5c7e39afed [Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-0213 at cve.org

Vendors: vim

Weaknesses: CWE-122 · CWE-787

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