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CVE-2022-0392: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

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

Affected products

• Apple macOS: from 12.0 before 12.6 — fixed in 12.6
• Debian Linux: 10.0
• vim/vim: before 8.2.4218 — fixed in 8.2.4218

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 12.6; vim/vim 8.2.4218. 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/806d037671e133bd28a7864248763f643967973a
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/d00a2acd-1935-4195-9d5b-4115ef6b3126
• 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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