// For flags

CVE-2022-2183

Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

< 1%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

3
*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Una Lectura Fuera de Límites en el repositorio de GitHub vim/vim versiones anteriores a 8.2

It was discovered that Vim could be made to crash when searching specially crafted patterns. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. It was discovered that there existed a NULL pointer dereference in Vim. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. It was discovered that there existed a buffer over-read in Vim when searching specially crafted patterns. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-06-22 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-06-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (3)