High severity · published May 10, 2022
CVE-2022-1629
Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925
7.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 13.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 8.2.4925 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1629
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1629
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/53a70289c2712808e6d4e88927e03cac01b470dd
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/e26d08d4-1886-41f0-9af4-f3e1bf3d52ee
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
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