VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1942
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.62% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Affected
- vim/vim · fedoraproject/fedora · apple/macos · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@huntr.dev
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/71223e2db87c2bf3b09aecb46266b56cda26191dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/67ca4d3b-9175-43c1-925c-72a7091bc071Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/71223e2db87c2bf3b09aecb46266b56cda26191dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/67ca4d3b-9175-43c1-925c-72a7091bc071Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.