CVE-2022-1619
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in vim/vim
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 6.1
- EPSS
- EPSS 2.54 % · percentile 85 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- @huntrdev
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | @huntrdev |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | NVD · security@huntr.dev (Secondary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-24908
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2022-1619
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0693 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0585 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-947 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Apple · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 8.2.4899cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 13.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| vim · vim/vim | affected unspecified < 8.2.4899 |
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/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JUN33257RUM4RS2I4GZETKFSAXPETATG/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0007/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00032.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |