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High 7.8Published Jun 23, 2022
CVE-2022-2175Buffer Over-read in vim/vim
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Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-126
- 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 | CNA record |
vim vim vim:vim | before 8.2.5148 | NVD |
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora | 35; 36 | NVD |
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/7f0481c2-8b57-4324-b47c-795d1ea67e55
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6046aded8da002b08d380db29de2ba0268b6616e
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/vendor-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32vendor-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16vendor-advisory
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