The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3011 advisory.

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0572)

  - Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
    (CVE-2022-0351)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-0443)

  - Use after free in utf_ptr2char in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4646. (CVE-2022-1154)

  - Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is     capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution     (CVE-2022-1616)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899.
    This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution     (CVE-2022-1619)

  - Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This     vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible     remote execution (CVE-2022-1621)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0319)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-0443)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4436. (CVE-2022-0714)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4563. (CVE-2022-0943)

  - Use after free in utf_ptr2char in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4646. (CVE-2022-1154)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5995-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could     trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute     arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu     22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1629, CVE-2022-1674, CVE-2022-1733, CVE-2022-1735, CVE-2022-1785,     CVE-2022-1796, CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1942, CVE-2022-1968, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2125,     CVE-2022-2126, CVE-2022-2129, CVE-2022-2175, CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206, CVE-2022-2304, CVE-2022-2345,     CVE-2022-2581)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could     trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute     arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2022-1720, CVE-2022-2571, CVE-2022-2845, CVE-2022-2849, CVE-2022-2923)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could     trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute     arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1927,     CVE-2022-2344)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could     trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute     arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu     22.10. (CVE-2022-2946)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If an attacker could     trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash, or possible execute     arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10.
    (CVE-2022-2980)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2022:0894 advisory.

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0359,     CVE-2022-0361)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0318)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0392)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0413)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202208-32 (Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Vim and gVim. Please review the CVE identifiers     referenced below for details.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Gentoo Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1 advisory.

    Updated to version 9.0.0814:

      * Fixing bsc#1192478 VUL-1: CVE-2021-3928: vim: vim is vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1203508 VUL-0: CVE-2022-3234: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow prior to 9.0.0483.
      * Fixing bsc#1203509 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3235: vim: Use After Free in GitHub prior to 9.0.0490.
      * Fixing bsc#1203820 VUL-0: CVE-2022-3324: vim: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in prior to 9.0.0598.
      * Fixing bsc#1204779 VUL-0: CVE-2022-3705: vim: use after free in function qf_update_buffer of the file     quickfix.c
      * Fixing bsc#1203152 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2982: vim: use after free in qf_fill_buffer()
      * Fixing bsc#1203796 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3296: vim: stack out of bounds read in ex_finally() in ex_eval.c
      * Fixing bsc#1203797 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3297: vim: use-after-free in process_next_cpt_value() at     insexpand.c
      * Fixing bsc#1203110 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3099: vim: Use After Free in ex_docmd.c
      * Fixing bsc#1203194 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3134: vim: use after free in do_tag()
      * Fixing bsc#1203272 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3153: vim: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim     prior to 9.0.0404.
      * Fixing bsc#1203799 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3278: vim: NULL pointer dereference in eval_next_non_blank() in     eval.c
      * Fixing bsc#1203924 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3352: vim: vim: use after free
      * Fixing bsc#1203155 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2980: vim: null pointer dereference in do_mouse()
      * Fixing bsc#1202962 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3037: vim: Use After Free in vim prior to 9.0.0321
      * Fixing bsc#1200884 Vim: Error on startup
      * Fixing bsc#1200902 VUL-0: CVE-2022-2183: vim: Out-of-bounds Read through get_lisp_indent() Mon 13:32
      * Fixing bsc#1200903 VUL-0: CVE-2022-2182: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow through parse_cmd_address()     Tue 08:37
      * Fixing bsc#1200904 VUL-0: CVE-2022-2175: vim: Buffer Over-read through cmdline_insert_reg() Tue 08:37
      * Fixing bsc#1201249 VUL-0: CVE-2022-2304: vim: stack buffer overflow in spell_dump_compl()
      * Fixing bsc#1201356 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2343: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim     prior to 9.0.0044
      * Fixing bsc#1201359 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2344: vim: Another Heap-based Buffer Overflow vim prior to 9.0.0045
      * Fixing bsc#1201363 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2345: vim: Use After Free in GitHub repository vim prior to     9.0.0046.
      * Fixing bsc#1201620 vim: SLE-15-SP4-Full-x86_64-GM-Media1 and vim-plugin-tlib-1.27-bp154.2.18.noarch     issue
      * Fixing bsc#1202414 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2819: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in compile_lock_unlock()
      * Fixing bsc#1202552 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2874: vim: NULL Pointer Dereference in generate_loadvar()
      * Fixing bsc#1200270 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1968: vim: use after free in utf_ptr2char
      * Fixing bsc#1200697 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2124: vim: out of bounds read in current_quote()
      * Fixing bsc#1200698 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2125: vim: out of bounds read in get_lisp_indent()
      * Fixing bsc#1200700 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2126: vim: out of bounds read in suggest_trie_walk()
      * Fixing bsc#1200701 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2129: vim: out of bounds write in vim_regsub_both()
      * Fixing bsc#1200732 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1720: vim: out of bounds read in grab_file_name()
      * Fixing bsc#1201132 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2264: vim: out of bounds read in inc()
      * Fixing bsc#1201133 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2284: vim: out of bounds read in utfc_ptr2len()
      * Fixing bsc#1201134 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2285: vim: negative size passed to memmove() due to integer     overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1201135 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2286: vim: out of bounds read in ins_bytes()
      * Fixing bsc#1201136 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2287: vim: out of bounds read in suggest_trie_walk()
      * Fixing bsc#1201150 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2231: vim: null pointer dereference skipwhite()
      * Fixing bsc#1201151 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2210: vim: out of bounds read in ml_append_int()
      * Fixing bsc#1201152 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2208: vim: null pointer dereference in diff_check()
      * Fixing bsc#1201153 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2207: vim: out of bounds read in ins_bs()
      * Fixing bsc#1201154 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2257: vim: out of bounds read in msg_outtrans_special()
      * Fixing bsc#1201155 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2206: vim: out of bounds read in msg_outtrans_attr()
      * Fixing bsc#1201863 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2522: vim: out of bounds read via nested autocommand
      * Fixing bsc#1202046 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2571: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow related to     ins_comp_get_next_word_or_line()
      * Fixing bsc#1202049 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2580: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow related to eval_string()
      * Fixing bsc#1202050 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2581: vim: Out-of-bounds Read related to cstrchr()
      * Fixing bsc#1202051 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2598: vim: Undefined Behavior for Input to API related to     diff_mark_adjust_tp() and ex_diffgetput()
      * Fixing bsc#1202420 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2817: vim: Use After Free in f_assert_fails()
      * Fixing bsc#1202421 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2816: vim: Out-of-bounds Read in check_vim9_unlet()
      * Fixing bsc#1202511 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2862: vim: use-after-free in compile_nested_function()
      * Fixing bsc#1202512 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2849: vim: Invalid memory access related to mb_ptr2len()
      * Fixing bsc#1202515 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2845: vim: Buffer Over-read related to display_dollar()
      * Fixing bsc#1202599 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2889: vim: use-after-free in find_var_also_in_script() in     evalvars.c
      * Fixing bsc#1202687 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2923: vim: NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim     prior to 9.0.0240
      * Fixing bsc#1202689 VUL-1: CVE-2022-2946: vim: use after free in function vim_vsnprintf_typval
      * Fixing bsc#1202862 VUL-1: CVE-2022-3016: vim: Use After Free in vim prior to 9.0.0285 Mon 12:00
      * Fixing bsc#1191770 VUL-0: CVE-2021-3875: vim: heap-based buffer overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1192167 VUL-0: CVE-2021-3903: vim: heap-based buffer overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1192902 VUL-0: CVE-2021-3968: vim: vim is vulnerable to         Heap-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1192903 VUL-0: CVE-2021-3973: vim: vim is vulnerable to         Heap-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1192904 VUL-0: CVE-2021-3974: vim: vim is vulnerable to Use         After Free
      * Fixing bsc#1193466 VUL-1: CVE-2021-4069: vim: use-after-free in ex_open()         in src/ex_docmd.c
      * Fixing bsc#1193905 VUL-0: CVE-2021-4136: vim: vim is vulnerable to         Heap-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1194093 VUL-1: CVE-2021-4166: vim: vim is vulnerable to         Out-of-bounds Read
      * Fixing bsc#1194216 VUL-1: CVE-2021-4193: vim: vulnerable to         Out-of-bounds Read
      * Fixing bsc#1194217 VUL-0: CVE-2021-4192: vim: vulnerable to Use After Free
      * Fixing bsc#1194872 VUL-0: CVE-2022-0261: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow         in vim prior to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1194885 VUL-0: CVE-2022-0213: vim: vim is vulnerable to         Heap-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1195004 VUL-0: CVE-2022-0318: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in         vim prior to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1195203 VUL-0: CVE-2022-0359: vim: heap-based buffer overflow in         init_ccline() in ex_getln.c
      * Fixing bsc#1195354 VUL-0: CVE-2022-0407: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in         Conda vim prior to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1198596 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1381: vim: global heap buffer overflow         in skip_range
      * Fixing bsc#1199331 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1616: vim: Use after free in         append_command
      * Fixing bsc#1199333 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1619: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in         function cmdline_erase_chars
      * Fixing bsc#1199334 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1620: vim: NULL Pointer Dereference in         function vim_regexec_string
      * Fixing bsc#1199747 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1796: vim: Use After in         find_pattern_in_path
      * Fixing bsc#1200010 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1897: vim: Out-of-bounds Write in vim
      * Fixing bsc#1200011 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1898: vim: Use After Free in vim prior         to 8.2
      * Fixing bsc#1200012 VUL-0: CVE-2022-1927: vim: Buffer Over-read in vim prior         to 8.2
      * Fixing bsc#1070955 VUL-1: CVE-2017-17087: vim: Sets the group ownership of a         .swp file to the editor's primary group, which allows local users to obtain         sensitive information
      * Fixing bsc#1194388 VUL-1: CVE-2022-0128: vim: vim is vulnerable to         Out-of-bounds Read
      * Fixing bsc#1195332 VUL-1: CVE-2022-0392: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow         in vim prior to 8.2
      * Fixing bsc#1196361 VUL-1: CVE-2022-0696: vim: NULL Pointer Dereference in         vim prior to 8.2
      * Fixing bsc#1198748 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1420: vim: Out-of-range Pointer Offset
      * Fixing bsc#1199651 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1735: vim: heap buffer overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1199655 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1733: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in         cindent.c
      * Fixing bsc#1199693 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1771: vim: stack exhaustion in vim prior         to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1199745 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1785: vim: Out-of-bounds Write
      * Fixing bsc#1199936 VUL-1: CVE-2022-1851: vim: out of bounds read
      * Fixing bsc#1195004 - (CVE-2022-0318) VUL-0: CVE-2022-0318: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim     prior to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1190570 CVE-2021-3796: vim: use-after-free in nv_replace() in normal.c
      * Fixing bsc#1191893 CVE-2021-3872: vim: heap-based buffer overflow in win_redr_status() drawscreen.c
      * Fixing bsc#1192481 CVE-2021-3927: vim: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1192478 CVE-2021-3928: vim: vim is vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1193294 CVE-2021-4019: vim: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1193298 CVE-2021-3984: vim: illegal memory access when C-indenting could lead to Heap     Buffer Overflow
      * Fixing bsc#1190533 CVE-2021-3778: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in regexp_nfa.c
      *  Fixing bsc#1194216 CVE-2021-4193: vim: vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read
      * Fixing bsc#1194556 CVE-2021-46059: vim: A Pointer Dereference vulnerability         exists in Vim 8.2.3883 via the vim_regexec_multi function at regexp.c, which causes a denial of     service.
      * Fixing bsc#1195066 CVE-2022-0319: vim: Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1195126 CVE-2022-0351: vim: uncontrolled recursion in eval7()
      * Fixing bsc#1195202 CVE-2022-0361: vim: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim prior to 8.2.
      * Fixing bsc#1195356 CVE-2022-0413: vim: use after free in src/ex_cmds.c

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
161242	Debian DLA-3011-1 : vim - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	5/17/2022	10/27/2023	high
162373	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1918)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	6/17/2022	10/19/2023	high
173831	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-5995-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/4/2023	9/3/2025	high
184645	Rocky Linux 8 : vim (RLSA-2022:0894)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	11/6/2023	11/6/2023	critical
164318	GLSA-202208-32 : Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	8/21/2022	1/6/2026	critical
169350	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/28/2022	6/26/2026	critical

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