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CVE-2022-0359

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-0359 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Vim prior to version 8.2, impacting various Apple and Debian Linux distributions running Vim. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it allows for high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts through local access and user interaction. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 8.2.4214CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0, < 12.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 8.2CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0134 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18799-16820Fixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 18800-16823Fixed in: 8.2.4233-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 vim 8.2.4233-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 8.2.4233-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 ARMFixed in: 8.2.4233-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 vim 8.2.4281-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 8.2.4281-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 2.0 x64Fixed in: 8.2.4233-1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: vim-2:8.0.1763-16.el8_5.12
View patch
applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2022-Feb/CVE-2022-0359

CVE-2022-0359

Feb 8, 2022
redhatCVE-2022-0359Moderate

vim: Heap-based buffer overflow in init_ccline() in ex_getln.c

Jan 24, 2022
microsoft2022-Jan/CVE-2022-0359Important

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Jan 11, 2022

References

lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / vim/vim/commit/85b6747abc15a7a81086db31289cf1b8b17e6cb1
PatchThird Party Advisory
huntr.dev / bounties/a3192d90-4f82-4a67-b7a6-37046cc88def
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202208-32
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT213444
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT213488
Vendor Advisory