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CVE-2022-0408

Publication date 30 January 2022

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7
21.10 impish Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.14
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty

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Notes


ccdm94

in bionic and earlier, vulnerable function is in src/spell.c instead of in src/spellsuggest.c.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
vim

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H