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CVE-2022-1720

Published: 20 June 2022

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
eslerm
patch breaks tilde test on xenial

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Ignored
(end of life)
upstream
Released (8.2.4956)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
bionic
Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12)
focal
Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13)
jammy
Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/395bd1f6d3edc9f7edb5d1f2d7deaf5a9e3ab93c

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H