PT-2022-4371
CVE-2022-2923
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Published
2022-08-18
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Vim versions prior to 9.0.0240
Description
The issue is related to a NULL Pointer Dereference in the Vim text editor. It involves the
sug filltree() function and is associated with reading data beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.Recommendations
For versions prior to 9.0.0240, update to version 9.0.0240 or later to resolve the issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
sug filltree() function until a patch is available.Exploitability
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