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CVE-2022-2125

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (3)

Apple — MacosFedoraproject — FedoraVIM — VIM

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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