PT-2022-7600 · Vim+6 · Vim+6

Published 2022-10-14 · Updated 2023-10-09 · CVE-2022-3520

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions prior to 9.0.0765

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Vim text editor, specifically in the inc function. This allows an attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.0.0765, update to version 9.0.0765 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive data and functions within Vim until the update can be applied.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-2980

ALT-PU-2022-3057

ALT-PU-2022-3165

ALT-PU-2022-3192

BDU:2024-07360

CVE-2022-3520

OESA-2022-2135

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_4631-1

SUSE-SU-2022:4631-1

SUSE-SU-2023:0209-1

USN-6420-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Suse

Ubuntu

Vim

References · 65

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3520.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/c1db3b70-f4fe-481f-8a24-0b1449c94246 · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/36343ae0fb7247e060abfd35fb8e4337b33abb4b · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2022-2135 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:4631-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3520 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4293 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3297 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3234 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3520 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3324 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3520 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3491 · Security Note