CVE-2022-1674
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-476
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2733 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4938. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2733 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060Patch
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/a74ba4a4-7a39-4a22-bde3-d2f8ee07b385Patch
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BFAZTAT5CZC2R6KYDYA2HBAVEDSIX6MW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUPOLEX5GXC733HL4EFYMHFU7NISJJZG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODXVYZC5Z4XRRZK7CK6B6IURYVYHA25U/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32Advisory