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CVE-2022-0393

Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim

8.4 HighFix available

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.39%Up 0.5 points since Feb 8, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.4

Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.0
8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-15541 8.4

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
EUVD-2022-15541
CVSS 3.0
8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfmf-vjx2-868p 7.1

Out-of-bounds Read in Conda vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in Conda vim prior to 8.2.

Record
GHSA-vfmf-vjx2-868p
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-0393 7.1

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVAZL-8366 7.1

CVE-2022-0393 affecting package vim for versions less than 8.2.4233-1

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
AZL-8366
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVBELL-CVE-2022-0393 7.1

CVE-2022-0393 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.4

Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.0
8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-0393 7.1

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-0393 7.1

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0393
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
8.4 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0203 No score

Updated vim packages fix security vulnerability

vim is vulnerable to out of bounds read (CVE-2022-0213) Heap-based Buffer Overflow in block_insert() in src/ops.c (CVE-2022-0261) a heap-based OOB read of size 1 (CVE-2022-0128) heap-based buffer overflow in utf_head_off() in mbyte.c (CVE-2022-0318) access of memory location before start of buffer (CVE-2022-0351) heap-based buffer overflow in init_ccline() in ex_getln.c (CVE-2022-0359) Stack-based Buffer Overflow in spellsuggest.c (CVE-2022-0408) use after free in src/ex_cmds.c (CVE-2022-0413) out-of-bounds read in delete_buff_tail() in getchar.c (CVE-2022-0393) heap-based-buffer-overflow in ex_retab() of src/indent.c (CVE-2022-0417) heap-use-after-free in enter_buffer() of src/buffer.c (CVE-2022-0443) heap overflow in ex_retab() may lead to crash (CVE-2022-0572) Stack-based Buffer Overflow in vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0629) NULL Pointer Dereference in vim prior to 8.2 (CVE-2022-0696) buffer overflow (CVE-2022-0714) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-2022-0729) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim (CVE-2022-0685) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim (CVE-2022-0554) Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim (CVE-2022-0943) heap buffer overflow in get_one_sourceline (CVE-2022-1160) use after free in utf_ptr2char (CVE-2022-1154) global heap buffer overflow in skip_range (CVE-2022-1381) Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-2022-1420) heap-buffer-overflow in append_command of src/ex_docmd.c (CVE-2022-1616) heap-buffer-overflow in cmdline_erase_chars of ex_getln.c (CVE-2022-1619) NULL Pointer Dereference in vim_regexec_string() of regexp.c (CVE-2022-1620) heap buffer overflow (CVE-2022-1621) buffer over-read (CVE-2022-1629) NULL pointer dereference in vim_regexec_string() of regexp.c (CVE-2022-1674) a buffer over-read found in scriptfile.c (CVE-2022-1769) Heap-based Buffer Overflow in cindent.c (CVE-2022-1733)

Record
MGASA-2022-0203
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11812-1 No score

gvim-8.2.4286-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gvim-8.2.4286-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11812-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6195-1 No score

vim vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Vim contained an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0128)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory when freeing allocated memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0156)

It was discovered that Vim contained a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0158)

It was discovered that Vim did not properly manage memory when recording and using select mode. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0393)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain memory operations during a visual block yank. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-0407)

It was discovered that Vim contained a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability when switching tabpages. An attacker could possible use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0696)

Record
USN-6195-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim
Alpine:v3.12
before 8.2.4619-r0
8.2.4619-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.13
before 8.2.4619-r0
8.2.4619-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.14
before 8.2.4619-r0
8.2.4619-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.15
before 8.2.4619-r0
8.2.4619-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.16
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.17
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.18
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.19
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.20
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.21
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim
Alpine:v3.22
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.23
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Alpine:v3.24
before 8.2.4350-r0
8.2.4350-r0
vim
Azure Linux:2
before 8.2.4233-1
8.2.4233-1
vim
Debian:12
before 2:8.2.4659-1
2:8.2.4659-1
vim
Debian:13
before 2:8.2.4659-1
2:8.2.4659-1
vim
Debian:14
before 2:8.2.4659-1
2:8.2.4659-1
vim
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
before 8.2.4975-1.mga8
8.2.4975-1.mga8
vim
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
before 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, plus listed versions
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu32:8.2.2434-3ubuntu42:8.2.3565-1ubuntu12:8.2.3565-1ubuntu22:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
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2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu52:8.2.3995-1ubuntu12:8.2.3995-1ubuntu22:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.42:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.52:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.72:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, plus listed versions
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu32:8.2.2434-3ubuntu42:8.2.3565-1ubuntu12:8.2.3565-1ubuntu22:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
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2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu52:8.2.3995-1ubuntu12:8.2.3995-1ubuntu22:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.32:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.42:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.52:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.72:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
vim
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 8.2.4286-1.1
8.2.4286-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, factsOSV
affectedOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-0393 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.4) in Vim, published January 28, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in vim 8.2.4619-r0.

References

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