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CVE-2022-1619

high

Description

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

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0007/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ef02f16609ff0a26ffc6e20263523424980898fe

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

https://huntr.dev/bounties/b3200483-624e-4c76-a070-e246f62a7450

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-24908

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-08

Updated: 2026-10-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02544