Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim... · CVE-2022-0572 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published Feb 15, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 3, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Feb 14, 2022

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 15, 2022

Last updated Nov 3, 2025

Weaknesses

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Learn more on MITRE.

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE.