TI-2022-02374 Aliases CVE-2022-2571 GHSA-cvm5-7wp7-vfjv

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

LOW 35CWE-122Published 2022-08-01 · Updated 2024-08-03

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00493 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial vim/vim (vim): 9.0.0101Red Hat: 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
vim	vim/vim	before 9.0.0101	9.0.0101	Patch available	CNA

vim/vim Vendorvim Affected before 9.0.0101 Fixed in 9.0.0101 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim::::::::	before 9.0.0101	Vulnerable	vim

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.0.0101 Vulnerable ·vim

Remediation

Fix · CNA vim/vim (vim) Fixed in 9.0.0101

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope

Not affected: 2 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2571
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvm5-7wp7-vfjv

References

Exploit 1

https://huntr.dev/bounties/2e5a1dc4-2dfb-4e5f-8c70-e1ede21f3571

Patch 1

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a6f9e300161f4cb54713da22f65b261595e8e614

TI-2022-03248 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-15103 Vim before 9.0.2142 has a stack-based buffer overflow because did_set_langmap in map.c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-05093 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04407 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04379 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
TI-2023-04378 Use After Free in vim/vim CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

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Sources

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