PT-2022-3440 · Vim+6 · Vim+6

Brammool · Published 2022-05-26 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2022-1886

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 heap-based buffer overflow in the Vim text editor, specifically in the register.c component. This overflow occurs in dynamic memory and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 8.2, update to version 8.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the vulnerable register.c component until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-1948

ALT-PU-2022-1958

ALT-PU-2022-1977

ALT-PU-2022-1987

AZL-9824

BDU:2022-04218

CVE-2022-1886

MGASA-2022-0223

OESA-2022-1707

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1

USN-6557-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Red Os

Ubuntu

Vim

References · 135

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1886.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/fa0ad526-b608-45b3-9ebc-f2b607834d6a · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2a585c85013be22f59f184d49612074fd9b115d7 · Patch
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-46246 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0223 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1886 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48235 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1886 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0223.html · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2000 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2022-1886 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48236 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1886 · Security Note