CVE-2022-2182 is a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Vim prior to version 8.2. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts through a local attack requiring user interaction. While the CVSS score is 7.8, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability. Despite its potential impact, it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and has a low EPSS score, suggesting a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.2.5150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 8.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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