Buffer Over-read in vim/vim
Published Jun 19, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.57%
Description
Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<8.2
- Version
Configuration 2
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 35
- 36
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vim
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vim
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
vim
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
vim
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vim | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vim | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | vim | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | vim | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a Low security impact, because the "victim" has to run an untrusted file IN SCRIPT MODE. Someone who is running untrusted files in script mode is equivalent to someone just taking a random python script and running it. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 are out of support scope for this flaw. To learn more about RHEL support scopes, please see https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/ .
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01566) | 74.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01222) | 64.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01144) | 76.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 55.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 52.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00156) | 51.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 45.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 40.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 22, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 37.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 30.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 21, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 37.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 33.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 21, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 27.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 20, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 25.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45 mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2124 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2099558 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/2f074f4685897ab7212e25931eeeb0212292829f PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/8e9e056d-f733-4540-98b6-414bf36e0b42 ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html mailing-listMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/ vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/ vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2124
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2124
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