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🛡️ CVE-2022-0729 — debian-linux

🟠 CVSS 8.8 — High ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-823 NVD
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Description

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4440.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-0729 is classified as CWE-823: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset. The product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer.

Affected software

CVE-2022-0729 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • debian-linux
  • fedora
  • macos (fixed in 13.0)
  • vim (fixed in 8.2.4440)

Timeline and source

Published on 23 February 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.

References

seclists.org
seclists.org
github.com
huntr.dev
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
support.apple.com
seclists.org
seclists.org
github.com
huntr.dev
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
lists.fedoraproject.org
security.gentoo.org
support.apple.com

Other advisories for this package

debian-linux has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-823: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset) in other software:

CVE-2022-0729 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-823
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-02-23
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
debian-linux
fedora
macos 13.0
vim 8.2.4440

References

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://huntr.dev/bounties/f3f3d992-7bd6-4ee5-a502-ae0e5f8016ea
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://huntr.dev/bounties/f3f3d992-7bd6-4ee5-a502-ae0e5f8016ea
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

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