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CVE-2022-3296

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: September 24, 2026 at 03:57 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraVimNeovim

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fedora· Fedora Projectrpm
95%
353637
Neovim· Neovim
95%
0.1.0 ≤ v < 0.9.0
Affected range stops below 0.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vim· Vim
95%
v < 9.0.0577
Affected range stops below 9.0.0577, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (6)

PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/958866b8-526a-4979-9471-39392e0c9077
Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/
Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/
Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-121CWE-787

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