CVE-2022-1886: fedoraproject fedora Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-1886UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1886DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1886
Published 26-05-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-1886 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.37%
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 3 · Related 2Timeline
- 26-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
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
High 7.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
71%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.37% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.37%
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
Alpine1 product
- vim< 8.2.5055-r0
Debian1 product
- vim< 2:9.0.0135-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL35
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
5 vendors · 6 products
References
11 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16Vendor Advisory
