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Status published
High
CVE-2022-2845
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0218.
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/3e1d31ac-1cfd-4a9f-bc5c-213376b69445
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e98c88c44c308edaea5994b8ad4363e65030968c
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C72HDIMR3KTTAO7QGTXWUMPBNFUFIBRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWOJOA7PZZAMBI5GFTL6PWHXMWSDLUXL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
vim/vim
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 17th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.