CVE-2022-1733: apple macos Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-1733DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1733
Published 17-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-1733 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in apple macos. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.61%
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 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 17-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4968.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 3 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.6Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- NVDNIST6.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Medium 4.6Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.61% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.61%
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
Apple1 product
- macos< 13.0
Debian1 product
- vim< 2:9.0.0135-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL34 | 35 | 36
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm8 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
5 vendors · 6 products
References
16 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213488Third Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28Mailing List
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Vendor Advisory
