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Status published
High
CVE-2022-1886
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/fa0ad526-b608-45b3-9ebc-f2b607834d6a
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2a585c85013be22f59f184d49612074fd9b115d7
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TYNK6SDCMOLQJOI3B4AOE66P2G2IH4ZM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 26th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H