CVE-2022-2845
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in vim/vim
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 9, 2026 at 02:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraVim
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0218.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e98c88c44c308edaea5994b8ad4363e65030968c
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/3e1d31ac-1cfd-4a9f-bc5c-213376b69445
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C72HDIMR3KTTAO7QGTXWUMPBNFUFIBRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWOJOA7PZZAMBI5GFTL6PWHXMWSDLUXL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
References (5)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e98c88c44c308edaea5994b8ad4363e65030968cExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/3e1d31ac-1cfd-4a9f-bc5c-213376b69445Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGH@huntrdev
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1284
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