Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
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().
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/a055618c-0311-409c-a78a-99477121965b | issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/dc5490e2cbc8c16022a23b449b48c1bd0083f366 | third party advisory patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html | third party advisory mailing list |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 | third party advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 | third party advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 | third party advisory mailing list |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 | third party advisory mailing list |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 | third party advisory mailing list |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html | third party advisory mailing list |