PT-2022-4234 · Vim+6 · Vim+6

Brammool · Published 2022-08-15 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2022-2816

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 9.0.0212

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds read in the Vim text editor. This is associated with the check vim9 unlet() function and involves reading data beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploitation of this issue could allow an attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.0.0212, update to version 9.0.0212 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the check vim9 unlet() function until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-2616

ALT-PU-2022-2704

ALT-PU-2022-2714

ALT-PU-2022-3192

AZL-10553

BDU:2022-05082

CVE-2022-2816

MGASA-2022-0430

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_3229-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1

SUSE-SU-2022:3229-1

SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1

USN-6302-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

Vim

References · 292

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/2xxx/CVE-2022-2816.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/e2a83037-fcf9-4218-b2b9-b7507dacde58 · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dbdd16b62560413abcc3c8e893cc3010ccf31666 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0430 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2862 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/lts/security/2022/dla-3182 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2022-2816 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2816 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2816 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2817 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3099 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/43Y3VJPOTTY3NTREDIFUPITM2POG4ZLP · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2522 · Vendor Advisory