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CVE-2022-1769

Buffer Over-read in vim/vim

6.6 MediumFix available

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.5 points since May 18, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.6

Buffer Over-read in vim/vim

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Record
CVE-2022-1769
CVSS 3.0
6.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness
CWE-126
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25050 6.6

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Record
EUVD-2022-25050
CVSS 3.0
6.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9526-q7c5-6pc6 7.8

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Record
GHSA-9526-q7c5-6pc6
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-126
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Record
CVE-2022-1769
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
6.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-126, CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-9788 7.8

CVE-2022-1769 affecting package vim for versions less than 8.2.5064-1

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Record
AZL-9788
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2022-1769 7.8

CVE-2022-1769 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2022-1769
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 6.6

Buffer Over-read in vim/vim

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Record
CVE-2022-1769
CVSS 3.0
6.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness
CWE-126
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-1769 7.8

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1769
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVMGASA-2022-0203 No score

Updated vim packages fix security vulnerability

vim is vulnerable to out of bounds read (CVE-2022-0213) Heap-based Buffer Overflow in block_insert() in src/ops.c (CVE-2022-0261) a heap-based OOB read of size 1 (CVE-2022-0128) heap-based buffer overflow in utf_head_off() in mbyte.c (CVE-2022-0318) access of memory location before start of buffer (CVE-2022-0351) heap-based buffer overflow in init_ccline() in ex_getln.c (CVE-2022-0359) Stack-based Buffer Overflow in spellsuggest.c (CVE-2022-0408) use after free in src/ex_cmds.c (CVE-2022-0413) out-of-bounds read in delete_buff_tail() in getchar.c (CVE-2022-0393) heap-based-buffer-overflow in ex_retab() of src/indent.c (CVE-2022-0417) heap-use-after-free in enter_buffer() of src/buffer.c (CVE-2022-0443) heap overflow in ex_retab() may lead to crash (CVE-2022-0572) Stack-based Buffer Overflow in vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0629) NULL Pointer Dereference in vim prior to 8.2 (CVE-2022-0696) buffer overflow (CVE-2022-0714) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-2022-0729) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim (CVE-2022-0685) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in vim (CVE-2022-0554) Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim (CVE-2022-0943) heap buffer overflow in get_one_sourceline (CVE-2022-1160) use after free in utf_ptr2char (CVE-2022-1154) global heap buffer overflow in skip_range (CVE-2022-1381) Out-of-range Pointer Offset (CVE-2022-1420) heap-buffer-overflow in append_command of src/ex_docmd.c (CVE-2022-1616) heap-buffer-overflow in cmdline_erase_chars of ex_getln.c (CVE-2022-1619) NULL Pointer Dereference in vim_regexec_string() of regexp.c (CVE-2022-1620) heap buffer overflow (CVE-2022-1621) buffer over-read (CVE-2022-1629) NULL pointer dereference in vim_regexec_string() of regexp.c (CVE-2022-1674) a buffer over-read found in scriptfile.c (CVE-2022-1769) Heap-based Buffer Overflow in cindent.c (CVE-2022-1733)

Record
MGASA-2022-0203
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1 No score

gvim-9.0.0453-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gvim-9.0.0453-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12337-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim
Azure Linux:2
 before 8.2.5064-1
8.2.5064-1
vim
Debian:12
 before 2:9.0.0135-1
2:9.0.0135-1
vim
Debian:13
 before 2:9.0.0135-1
2:9.0.0135-1
vim
Debian:14
 before 2:9.0.0135-1
2:9.0.0135-1
vim
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 8.2.4975-1.mga8
8.2.4975-1.mga8
vim
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 84 CVEs
 before 9.0.0453-2.1
9.0.0453-2.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-1769 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Vim, published May 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in vim 8.2.5064-1.

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