Answer in brief
CVE-2022-1619 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in vim/vim. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps vim/vim/vim (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps vim/vim/vim (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| vim/vim/vimgeneric | >=unspecified <8.2.4899 | 8.2.4899 |
Published upstream
May 8, 2022
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 8, 2026
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution
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