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CVE-2022-0261: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.12.6
• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• Debian Linux: 9.0, 10.0
• vim/vim: before 8.2.4120 — fixed in 8.2.4120

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.0; vim/vim 8.2.4120. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/9f8c304c8a390ade133bac29963dc8e56ab14cbc
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/fa795954-8775-4f23-98c6-d4d4d3fe8a82
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41

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