Heap-based buffer overflow in Vim - CVE-2022-1619

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Vim - CVE-2022-1619

Published: May 9, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62875
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1619
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing data in the cmdline_erase_chars() function in ex_getln.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Vim
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Fedora
macOS
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
Dell Data Protection Central
Netezza Appliance
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance
vim (Ubuntu package)
vim
vim-X11
vim-common
vim-debuginfo
vim-debugsource
vim-enhanced
vim-minimal
vim-filesystem
gvim-debuginfo
gvim
vim-data-common
vim-data
vim-small-debuginfo
vim-small
app-editors/vim-core
app-editors/vim
app-editors/gvim
EMC ViPR SRM
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2022-1619

Install update from vendor's website.

Vim - update to 8.2.4899
Netezza Appliance - update to 1.0.2.3
vim (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5, 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6, 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9, 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8, 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1
vim - update to 8.2-27
vim-X11 - update to 8.2-27
vim-common - update to 8.2-27
vim-debuginfo - update to 8.2-27
vim-debugsource - update to 8.2-27
vim-enhanced - update to 8.2-27
vim-minimal - update to 8.2-27
vim-filesystem - update to 8.2-27
vim - addressed in versions 8.2.4927-1.fc34, 8.2.4927-1.fc35, 8.2.4927-1.fc36
gvim-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
gvim - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-data-common - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-data - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-small-debuginfo - update to 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1
vim-small - update to 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1
vim-debugsource - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim - addressed in versions 8.2.5038-150000.5.21.1, 9.0.0814-17.9.1
vim - addressed in versions 8.2.5172-1.1, 9.0.1160-1.1
EMC ViPR SRM - update to 4.9.0.0
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.9.0.0
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.0.1
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.14.00.16
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - addressed in versions 7.0.372, 8.0.000
macOS - update to 13.0 22A380
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance - update to 13.1.0.2.29
app-editors/vim-core - addressed in versions 9.0.0060, 9.0.1157
app-editors/vim - addressed in versions 9.0.0060, 9.0.1157
app-editors/gvim - addressed in versions 9.0.0060, 9.0.1157

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