CVE-2022-1720 — Buffer Over-read in VIM

CWE-126 — Buffer Over-readCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read12 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
VIM VIMVIMApple Macos+2 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 20
Latest updateAug 23

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 8.2.4956
▶CVEListV5vim/vim_vimunspecified — 8.2.4956
▶NVDapple/macos12.0 — 12.6+1
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:9.0.0135-1+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Fedora 35, 36

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: huntr.dev ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-r7j4-vhf6-j4qx: Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8↗2022-06-21
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OSV
CVE-2022-1720: Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8↗2022-06-20
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CVEList
Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in vim/vim↗2022-05-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2023-04-04
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Apple
CVE-2022-1720: macOS Ventura 13↗2022-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2022-1720: macOS Monterey 12.6↗2022-09-12
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Apple
CVE-2022-1720: macOS Big Sur 11.7↗2022-09-12
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Red Hat
vim: buffer over-read in grab_file_name() in findfile.c↗2022-05-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Three vulnerabilities in NVIDIA graphics driver could cause memory corruption↗2023-08-23
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Talos
Three vulnerabilities in NVIDIA graphics driver could cause memory corruption↗2023-08-23
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