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CVE-2022-1720

MEDIUM
Published 2022-05-16T00:00:00
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CVSS Score

V3.0
6.6
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.003
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.3% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.491
Higher than 49.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH

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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

vim

vim/vim

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-r7j4-vhf6-j4qx

Advisory Details

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.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1720
WEB https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/395bd1f6d3edc9f7edb5d1f2d7deaf5a9e3ab93c
WEB https://huntr.dev/bounties/5ccfb386-7eb9-46e5-98e5-243ea4b358a8
WEB https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html
WEB https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN
WEB https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM
WEB https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
WEB https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
WEB https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
WEB https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444
WEB https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
WEB http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
WEB http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
WEB http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
WEB http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: June 21, 2022, Modified: June 28, 2022

References

https://huntr.dev/bounties/5ccfb386-7eb9-46e5-98e5-243ea4b358a8
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/395bd1f6d3edc9f7edb5d1f2d7deaf5a9e3ab93c
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
Published: 2022-05-16T00:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-03T00:10:03.797Z
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