vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-0943: ELSA-2022-5242: vim security update (MODERATE)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 14, 2022 | Jul 22, 2024 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 14, 2022
Added
Jul 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4563.
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in vim's suggest_try_change() function of the spellsuggest.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a crafted file, triggering a heap-overflow and causing an application to crash, which leads to a denial of service.
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in vim's suggest_try_change() function of the spellsuggest.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a crafted file, triggering a heap-overflow and causing an application to crash, which leads to a denial of service.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-vim-commonoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-enhancedoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-filesystemoracle-linux-upgrade-vim-minimaloracle-linux-upgrade-vim-x11
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