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Medium 6.1Published May 8, 2022
CVE-2022-1619Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in vim/vim
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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
- CVSS
- 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- @huntrdev
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
vim vim/vim vim:vim (from the name) | from unspecified before 8.2.4899 | CNA record |
vim vim vim:vim | before 8.2.4899 | NVD |
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora | 34; 35; 36 | NVD |
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux | 9.0; 10.0 | NVD |
netapp hci_management_node netapp:hci_management_node | all versions | NVD |
netapp solidfire netapp:solidfire | all versions | NVD |
apple macos apple:macos | before 13.0 | NVD |
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/b3200483-624e-4c76-a070-e246f62a7450
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ef02f16609ff0a26ffc6e20263523424980898fe
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.htmlmailing-list
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/vendor-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0007/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41mailing-list
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28mailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.htmlmailing-list
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16vendor-advisory
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