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CVE-2022-0359: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

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

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.6 — fixed in 12.6
• Debian Linux: 9.0, 10.0
• vim/vim: before 8.2.4214 — fixed in 8.2.4214

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 12.6; vim/vim 8.2.4214. 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/85b6747abc15a7a81086db31289cf1b8b17e6cb1
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a3192d90-4f82-4a67-b7a6-37046cc88def
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.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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