Updated: 2025-08-20 00:32:56.418419
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
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | MEDIUM | 6.8 |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.8 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6 ELS | vim | 7.4.629 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2022:1653006752 | 2022-05-26 16:03:20 | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | vim | 7.4.629 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2022:1653326657 | 2022-05-26 16:03:19 | |
| Debian 10 ELS | vim | 8.1.0875 | 7.8 | HIGH | Already Fixed | 2025-10-15 20:14:10 | ||
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | vim | 7.4.629 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2022:1653328424 | 2022-05-23 16:30:12 | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | vim | 7.4.1689-3 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2022:1653329020 | 2022-05-23 16:30:12 |