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GHSA-r7j4-vhf6-j4qx
GHSA-r7j4-vhf6-j4qx
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published June 21, 2022
Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4956. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- Jun 21, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/5ccfb386-7eb9-46e5-98e5-243ea4b358a8 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM url
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28 url
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213443 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1720 advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43 url
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00014.html advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213444 advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/395bd1f6d3edc9f7edb5d1f2d7deaf5a9e3ab93c fix
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16 advisory