CVE-2022-1620
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in vim/vim
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.6 Medium
- Published
- May 8, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- May 7, 2022
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6.6 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H | @huntrdev |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
vim/vimvim |
|
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f
- FEDORA-2022-e92c3ce170vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-f0db3943d9vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-8df66cdbefvendor-advisory
- GLSA-202208-32vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13mailing-list
- GLSA-202305-16vendor-advisory
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