Medium severity · published May 16, 2022
CVE-2022-1725
NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.
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)0.5% · higher than 44% 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 8.2.4959 · source: vendor
VI
Vim · Vim
before 8.2.4959 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1725
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1725
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
Release Notes
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
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