Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.2.4659-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-VIM-2348014
  • published20 Jan 2022
  • disclosed18 Jan 2022

Introduced: 18 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-0261  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 vim to version 2:8.2.4659-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

version 3.1