CVE-2022-1674

Published: 12 May 2022

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.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
vim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12)
	focal	Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5)
	kinetic	Not vulnerable (2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
	trusty	Released (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	upstream	Not vulnerable (8.2.4938)
	xenial	Released (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	Patches: upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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