Buffer overflow in Neovim
CVE-2022-4141
Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Neovim
- Vim
- Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/20ece512-c600-45ac-8a84-d0931e05541f (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/cc762a48d42b579fb7bdec2c614636b830342dd5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00015.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4141?
- CVE-2022-4141 is a high-severity vulnerability in Neovim, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4141?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4141 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.