Buffer Over-read Affecting vim package, versions <2:9.0.0135-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.18% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-VIM-17966487
  • published14 Jul 2026
  • disclosed20 Jun 2022

Introduced: 20 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-1720  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest vim to version 2:9.0.0135-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4956. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1