PT-2022-5223 · Vim+11 · Vim+11

Abdulrahman Alqabandi + 3 · Published 2018-06-08 · Updated 2025-03-30 · CVE-2022-1897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds write in the vim regsub both function of the regexp.c component in the Vim text editor. This can allow a remote attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause a denial of service.

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

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2022:5813

ALSA-2022:5942

ALT-PU-2018-1878

BDU:2022-06483

CESA-2022_5813

CVE-2022-1897

DLA-3204-1

DLA-4097-1

MGASA-2022-0223

OESA-2022-1717

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2102-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1

RHSA-2022:5813

RHSA-2022:5942

RHSA-2022_5813

RHSA-2022_5942

RLSA-2022:5813

RLSA-2022:5942

SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1

SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1

USN-5507-1

USN-6557-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Debian

Linuxmint

Apple Macos

Red Hat

Rocky Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

Vim

References · 322

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/1xxx/CVE-2022-1897.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/82c12151-c283-40cf-aa05-2e39efa89118 · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/338f1fc0ee3ca929387448fe464579d6113fa76a · Patch
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2022-0223 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48235 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2000 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48236 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1898 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1771 · Security Note
• https://safe-surf.ru/specialists/bulletins-nkcki/685443 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3204-1 · Vendor Advisory