CVE-2022-1621
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.12%
Description
Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution
How to fix CVE-2022-1621
To remediate CVE-2022-1621, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/vim—upgrade to 8.2.4969-r0 or later
- Debian/vim—no fix listed
Is CVE-2022-1621 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 8.2.4969-r0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |