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CVE-2022-1720
Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in vim/vim
Medium6.6EPSS 2.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- @huntrdev
Description
Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4956. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.
Timeline
ID reserved
By @huntrdev
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| @huntrdevCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.2% · top 18% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.
Weakness
Affected products
References (15)
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/5ccfb386-7eb9-46e5-98e5-243ea4b358a8 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/395bd1f6d3edc9f7edb5d1f2d7deaf5a9e3ab93c (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220620 [SECURITY] [DLA 3053-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-719f3ec21b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-bb7f3cacbf (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- GLSA-202208-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-7 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-4 macOS Monterey 12.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-9 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-09-12-3 macOS Big Sur 11.7 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221108 [SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- GLSA-202305-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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