Bug 2083017 (CVE-2022-1616)

Summary:	CVE-2022-1616 vim: heap-buffer-overflow in append_command of src/ex_docmd.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	gchamoul, karsten, michal.skrivanek, mperina, sbonazzo, zdohnal
Target Milestone:	---	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vim 8.2.4895	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in vim, which is vulnerable to a heap-buffer-overflow in append_command of the src/ex_docmd.c function. This flaw allows a specially crafted file to crash software, modify memory, or execute code when opened in vim.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2022-08-10 11:46:24 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
Cloudforms Team:	---	Target Upstream Version:
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Bug Depends On:	2083472, 2111904
Bug Blocks:	2083030

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-05-09 06:11:26 UTC

Heap Buffer Overflow in append_command in vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895.

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d88934406c5375d88f8f1b65331c9f0cab68cc6c
https://huntr.dev/bounties/40f1d75f-fb2f-4281-b585-a41017f217e2

Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2022-05-10 07:48:14 UTC

Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2083472]

Comment 2 Marian Rehak 2022-05-26 11:57:56 UTC

Victim has to run an untrusted file IN SCRIPT MODE. Changing severity to Low.