CVE-2022-2284

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vim versions prior to 9.0

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the utfc ptr2len() function of the Vim text editor. This can allow an attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.0, update to version 9.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the utfc ptr2len() function until a patch is available.