High severity · published May 8, 2022
CVE-2022-1620
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in vim/vim
7.5
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
macOS · Apple
before 13.0 · source: NVD
VI
vim/vim · vim
before 8.2.4901 · source: vendor
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35; 36 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 8.2.4901 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1620
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HIP7KG7TVS5YF3QREAY2GOGUT3YUBZAI/
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