CVE-2022-1619: apple macos Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-1619UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1619DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1619
Published 08-05-2022Last modified 08-10-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-1619 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in apple macos. EPSS estimates a 2.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
2.54%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6Timeline
- 08-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.54% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.54%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (huntr.dev)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian2 products
- vim< 2:9.0.0135-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Netapp2 products
Alpine1 product
- vim< 8.2.4969-r0
Apple1 product
- macos< 13.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35 | 36
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1
7 vendors · 10 products
References
21 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220930-0007/Third Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213488Vendor Advisory
Show all 21 references
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Vendor Advisory
