CVE-2022-0361: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Published Jan 26, 2022
·
Updated

Accelerate Framework. A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Other sources

APFS. An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.

— Apple

Apple Neural Engine. The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

— Apple

AppleAVD. A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AppleAVD. This issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

AppleMobileFileIntegrity. A configuration issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

Credit

CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318, CVE-2022-0319, CVE-2022-0351, CVE-2022-0359, CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0368, CVE-2022-0392, CVE-2022-0554, CVE-2022-0572, CVE-2022-0629, CVE-2022-0685, CVE-2022-0696, CVE-2022-0714, CVE-2022-0729, CVE-2022-0943, CVE-2022-1381, CVE-2022-1420, CVE-2022-1725, CVE-2022-1616, CVE-2022-1619, CVE-2022-1620, CVE-2022-1621, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1769, CVE-2022-1927, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-2000, CVE-2022-2042, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2126, an anonymous researcher, CVE-2022-28739, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Offensive Security), Rohit Chatterjee(University of Illinois Urbana), Justin Bui@@slyd0g(Snowflake), Linus Henze(Pinauten GmbH), Cristian Dinca(Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science of), Om kothawade(Zaprico Digital), Andrew Goldberg(The McCombs School of Business), The University(Texas at Austin), Felix Poulin-Belanger, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Trend Micro), CVE-2021-36690, Adam Chester(TrustedSec), Thijs Alkemade@@xnyhps(Computest Sector 7), Francisco Alonso@@revskills, P1umer@@p1umer, afang@@afang5472, xmzyshypnc@@xmzyshypnc1, Jeonghoon Shin at Theori@@singi21a(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Jihwan Kim@@gPayl0ad, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun, Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(SSD Labs), Abdulrahman Alqabandi(Microsoft Browser Vulnerability Research), Ryan Shin(IAAI SecLab at Korea University), Dohyun Lee@@l33d0hyun(DNSLab at Korea University), Wonyoung Jung@@nonetype_pwn(KAIST Hacking Lab), Yonghwi Jin at Theori@@jinmo123(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 楼梦想改造家@@18(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), @@jq0904(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Jeff Johnson, Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Evgeny Legerov, Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Kshitij Kumar(Crowdstrike), Jai Musunuri(Crowdstrike), CVE-2022-32205, CVE-2022-32206, CVE-2022-32207, CVE-2022-32208, Sergii Kryvoblotskyi(MacPaw Inc), Tommy Muir@@Muirey03, Jiří Vinopal@@vinopaljiri(Check Point Research), Sonali Luthar(the University of Virginia), Michael Liao(the University of Illinois at Urbana), Rohan Pahwa(Rutgers University), (University of Florida), Bao Nguyen(University of Florida), Bistrit Dahal, Wojciech Reguła(SecuRing), Ron Masas (breakpoint.sh)(BreakPoint Technologies LTD), Pan ZhenPeng@@Peterpan0927, Asahi Lina@@LinaAsahi, Yutao Wang@@Jack, Yu Zhou@@yuzhou6666, Evgeny Legerov(Intevydis), Joshua Jones, Yiğit Can YILMAZ@@yilmazcanyigit, Mickey Jin@@patch1t, CVE-2022-1622, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic, Peter Pan ZhenPeng(STAR Labs), Tingting Yin(Tsinghua University), Zweig(Kunlun Lab), Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Tim Michaud@@TimGMichaud(Moveworks), Xinru Chi(Pangu Lab), John Aakerblom@@jaakerblom, Wojciech Reguła@@_r3ggi(SecuRing), Ron Masas(breakpointhq), Xingwei Lin@@xwlin_roy(Ant Security Light), Yinyi Wu(Ant Security Light), CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2022-29458, Gustav Hansen(WithSecure), Ubeydullah Sümer, Ezekiel Elin, Ashwani Rajput(Nagarro Software Pvt), Srijan Shivam Mishra(The Hack Report), Jugal Goradia(Aastha Technologies), Evan Ricafort (evanricafort.com)(Invalid Web Security), Shesha Sai C (linkedin.com/in/shesha-sai-c-18585b125)(Pune), (Pune), Amod Raghunath Patwardhan(Pune), India, Yinyi Wu(Google Project Zero), ABC Research s.r.o(Google Project Zero), Natalie Silvanovich(Google Project Zero), Tommaso Bianco@@cutesmilee__, Antonio Zekic@@antoniozekic(Google Project Zero), Koh M. Nakagawa(FFRI Security Inc), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Jonathan Bar Or(Microsoft), Jonathan Zhang(Open Computing Facility), David Hoyt(Hoyt LLC), Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Halle Winkler@@hallewinkler(Politepix), Thijs Alkemade(Computest Sector 7), Arsenii Kostromin, Mohamed Ghannam@@_simo36, ryuzaki

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6
12.6
Apple macOS Ventura<13
13
vim Vim<8.2.4215
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Apple macOS>=12.0<12.6
debian/vim<=2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1
2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u32:9.0.1378-2+deb12u22:9.1.1230-1

Remediation

Patch Available

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc5490e2cbc8c16022a23b449b48c1bd0083f366

Patch Available

https://huntr.dev/bounties/a055618c-0311-409c-a78a-99477121965b

Event History

Jan 26, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·01:15 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:02 AM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:39 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this Vim issue?

The vulnerability ID for this Vim issue is CVE-2022-0361.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes Apple macOS Monterey, Ubuntu Vim packages (versions 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13, 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.14, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7, 8.2.4215, 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+), and Apple macOS Ventura.

3

Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

You can find more information about this vulnerability at the following references: [Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213444), [Huntr](https://huntr.dev/bounties/a055618c-0311-409c-a78a-99477121965b), [GitHub](https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc5490e2cbc8c16022a23b449b48c1bd0083f366).

4

What is the severity level of this vulnerability?

The severity level of this vulnerability is not provided in the provided data. Please refer to the references for more information.

5

How can I fix this vulnerability?

To fix this vulnerability, update your Apple macOS Monterey to version 12.6, update your Ubuntu Vim packages to the recommended versions, or update your Apple macOS Ventura to version 13. Please refer to the reference links for more specific details.

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