CVE-2022-4141
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | vim | Not affected (9.0.0999-r0) |
| Stream | vim | Not affected (9.0.1676-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AZ3JMSUCR6Y7626RDWQ2HNSUFIQOJ33G/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V6ZNKVN4GICORTVFKVCM4MSOXCYWNHUC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AZ3JMSUCR6Y7626RDWQ2HNSUFIQOJ33G/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/V6ZNKVN4GICORTVFKVCM4MSOXCYWNHUC/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16