PT-2022-3289 · Vim+6 · Vim+6

Brammool · Published 2022-06-28 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2022-2231

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 8.2

Description The issue is related to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Vim text editor, specifically in the skipwhite function. This error can be exploited to allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The estimated number of potentially affected devices is not provided, and there is no information about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.2, update to version 8.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the skipwhite function until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-2150

ALT-PU-2022-2272

ALT-PU-2022-2420

ALT-PU-2022-2430

BDU:2022-04025

CVE-2022-2231

MGASA-2022-0430

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_3229-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1

SUSE-SU-2022:3229-1

SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1

USN-6270-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

Vim

References · 285

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2231.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/8dae6ab4-7a7a-4716-a65c-9b090fa057b5 · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2231 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0430 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-3182 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/43Y3VJPOTTY3NTREDIFUPITM2POG4ZLP · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/RY3GEN2Q46ZJKSNHTN2XB6B3VAJBEILN · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-3053 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20221220SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/CHFAR6OY6G77M6GXCJT75A4KITLNR6GO · Vendor Advisory