CVE-2022-1619Public exploit

Editor crash via command-line pointer underflow

Published May 8, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Heap buffer overflow in Vim before 8.2.4899 allows attackers to crash the editor via an untrusted script-mode input file. With latin1 encoding, cmdline_erase_chars reads p[-1] at the start of ccline.cmdbuff before confirming that the pointer remains inside the command-line buffer. A victim must run the attacker-supplied input in script mode; public evidence confirms memory corruption and a crash but not reliable code execution.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability2.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap buffer overflow in Vim before 8.2.4899 allows attackers to crash the editor via an untrusted script-mode input file. With latin1 encoding, cmdline_erase_chars reads p[-1] at the start of ccline.cmdbuff before confirming that the pointer remains inside the command-line buffer. A victim must run the attacker-supplied input in script mode; public evidence confirms memory corruption and a crash but not reliable code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-1619
Published
May 8, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Vim
Product
Vim
Classifications
CWE-122, CWE-787, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 8, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <8.2.4899

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Vim · Vimversion=unspecified <8.2.4899

Published CVSS scores

6.1huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1204.002User Execution Malicious File

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