High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 10, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-1621
CVE-2022-1621
Description
Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
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Affected products
8- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-commonpkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-enhancedpkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-filesystempkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-minimalpkg:rpm/almalinux/vim-X11pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2:8.2.2637-16.el9_0.2
- (no CPE)range: < 9.0.0453-2.1
Patches
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References
10- github.com/vim/vim/commit/7c824682d2028432ee082703ef0ab399867a089bnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- huntr.dev/bounties/520ce714-bfd2-4646-9458-f52cd22bb2fbnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213488nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16nvd
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