Vulnerability · Published May 18, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-1771Uncontrolled Recursion in vim/vim
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in vim/vim from vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Uncontrolled Recursion in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4975.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1771 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1771 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:9.0.0135-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1771 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | USN-6557-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1771 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H