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CVE-2022-0318: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

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

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• Debian Linux: 10.0
• vim/vim: before 8.2.4151 — fixed in 8.2.4151

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.0; vim/vim 8.2.4151. 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/57df9e8a9f9ae1aafdde9b86b10ad907627a87dc
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/0d10ba02-b138-4e68-a284-67f781a62d08
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.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
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43

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