CVE-2024-22667

Summary

CVE-2024-22667 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Vim before version 9.0.2142. This issue involves a stack-based buffer overflow in the "did_set_langmap" function located in map.c. The vulnerability arises when sprintf is used to write to the error buffer, which is then passed down to option callback functions. Attackers could potentially exploit this flaw by crafting specially crafted input to trigger the buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code. Users are advised to update to the latest version of Vim to mitigate this risk.

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