Buffer overflow in Neovim
CVE-2022-3296
Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.
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: 0.006 (44.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.5% 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: 0.006 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Neovim
- Vim
- Vim Vim/vim — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- huntr.dev/bounties/958866b8-526a-4979-9471-39392e0c9077 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/vim/vim/commit/96b9bf8f74af8abf1e30054f996708db7dc285be (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3296?
- CVE-2022-3296 is a high-severity vulnerability in Neovim, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3296?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.