Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Published Jan 21, 2022
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.03%
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<8.2
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
vim-2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.12
Fixed · RHSA-2022:0894
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
vim-2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.12
Fixed · RHSA-2022:0894
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vim
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
vim
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | vim-2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0894 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | vim-2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0894 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | vim | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
Untrusted vim scripts with -s [scriptin] are not recommended to run.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.03% (0.02030) | 80.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.09% (0.02086) | 79.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01167) | 85.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00906) | 82.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 0.91% (0.00906) | 80.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 0.83% (0.00830) | 79.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00799) | 79.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00681) | 76.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 26, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 39.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 21, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.29th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 8, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0318 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2045355 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/57df9e8a9f9ae1aafdde9b86b10ad907627a87dc PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/0d10ba02-b138-4e68-a284-67f781a62d08 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0318
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241115-0004/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0318
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