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CVE-2022-1735: Classic Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• vim/vim: before 8.2.4969 — fixed in 8.2.4969

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 13.0; vim/vim 8.2.4969. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c9f85608-ff11-48e4-933d-53d1759d44d9
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7ce5b2b590256ce53d6af28c1d203fb3bc1d2d97
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c9f85608-ff11-48e4-933d-53d1759d44d9
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32

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