FedoraOperating system · Fedoraproject

CVE-2022-1629

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-05-10
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.2.4925 / 13.0 or later.
See remediation →
81/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit No privileges Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
FedoraOperating system
Affected:= 34= 35
VimApplication
Affected:< 8.2.4925
macOSOperating system
Affected:< 13.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.2.4925 / 13.0 or later
Fixed in 8.2.492513.0
Vendor patch github.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Vim 8.2.4925 or later (or Fedora 34/35 package updates, macOS 13.0+)

  1. Identify current Vim version by running: vim --version
  2. For Linux/Fedora systems: Run 'dnf check-update' followed by 'dnf update vim' to install the latest available Vim package
  3. For macOS: Update to macOS 13.0 or later, or install newer Vim via Homebrew: 'brew update' then 'brew upgrade vim'
  4. Alternatively, compile Vim from source: Clone vim repository, checkout commit 53a70289c2712808e6d4e88927e03cac01b470dd or tag v8.2.4925, then compile and install
  5. Verify the fix by running: vim --version and confirm the version is 8.2.4925 or later
Caveat Minor: Custom configurations and plugin compatibility should be reviewed after upgrade; some legacy Vim scripts may need updates

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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