---
id: CVE-2022-3234
title: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
summary: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0483.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-122
vendor: vim
product: vim/vim
affected:
  - vim/vim >= unspecified < 9.0.0483
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T22:10:23.998779Z'
published: '2022-09-17'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T22:10:31.096Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3234'
references:
  - url: 'https://huntr.dev/bounties/90fdf374-bf04-4386-8a23-38c83b88f0da'
  - url: 'https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/c249913edc35c0e666d783bfc21595cf9f7d9e0d'
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/
    label: FEDORA-2022-40161673a3
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/
    label: FEDORA-2022-fff548cfab
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html'
    label: '[debian-lts-announce] 20221108 [SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update'
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/
    label: FEDORA-2022-4bc60c32a2
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16'
    label: GLSA-202305-16
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00532
epssPercentile: 0.45217
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.868Z'
---

## Overview

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0483.

## Affected

- `vim/vim >= unspecified < 9.0.0483`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.