Out-of-bounds Read in Vim
CVE-2022-2581
Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0104.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vim
- Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/0bedbae2-82ae-46ae-aa68-1c28b309b60b (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/f50940531dd57135fe60aa393ac9d3281f352d88 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2581?
- CVE-2022-2581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vim, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2581?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2581 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.