Medium severity · published May 12, 2022
CVE-2022-1674
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2733 in vim/vim
5.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% 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 8.2.4938 · source: vendor
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35; 36 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 8.2.4938 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1674
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1674
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/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/a74ba4a4-7a39-4a22-bde3-d2f8ee07b385
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BFAZTAT5CZC2R6KYDYA2HBAVEDSIX6MW/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUPOLEX5GXC733HL4EFYMHFU7NISJJZG/
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