Stack-based buffer overflow in Vim - CVE-2022-1771
Published: May 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63488
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1771
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Vim.org
Affected software:
Vim
Vim
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when providing certain input. A remote attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-1771
Install updates from vendor's website.