Buffer Over-read in vim/vim
Published Jun 23, 2022
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.32%
Description
Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<8.2
- Version
Configuration 2
- 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
All versions of Vim shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux are affected, because of the presence of vulnerable code in our code-base. 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. Since Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 are Out-of-Support-Scope for Low/Moderate flaws, the issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates for RHEL-6,7. Only Important and Critical severity flaws will be addressed at this time. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle & Updates Policy: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Red Hat mitigation
Untrusted vim scripts with -s [scriptin] are not recommended to run.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.07% (0.01072) | 60.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 52.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 44.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 4, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00079) | 33.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00068) | 28.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jan 24, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 39.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 37.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 33.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 25.36th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2175 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2101293 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6046aded8da002b08d380db29de2ba0268b6616e PatchThird Party Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/7f0481c2-8b57-4324-b47c-795d1ea67e55 ExploitPatchThird 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-2022-2175
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2175
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2175 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2101293 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6046aded8da002b08d380db29de2ba0268b6616e | PatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/7f0481c2-8b57-4324-b47c-795d1ea67e55 | ExploitPatchThird 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-2022-2175 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 | vendor-advisoryThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2175 |
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