Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim-data package, versions <2:8.2.4621-1.1.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-VIMDATA-2443166
  • published8 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Feb 2022

Introduced: 1 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 vim-data to version 2:8.2.4621-1.1.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1579.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-data package and not the vim-data package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

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