CVE-2022-1621

Public on 2022-05-10

Modified on 2022-10-25

Description

Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

7.3

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	vim	2022-07-28 20:41	ALAS-2022-1628
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	vim	2022-07-19 01:26	ALAS2-2022-1829
Amazon Linux 2023	vim	2023-02-17 20:48	ALAS2023-2023-098

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	7.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
NVD	CVSSv2	6.8	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD	CVSSv3	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-1621 Mitre: CVE-2022-1621 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity