CVE-2022-0361
vim: Illegal memory access when copying lines in visual mode leads to heap buffer overflow
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · January 24, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in vim. The vulnerability occurs due to illegal memory access when copying lines in visual mode and leads to a heap buffer overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Untrusted vim scripts with -s [scriptin] are not recommended to run.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write