NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-VIM-2812616
  • published9 May 2022
  • disclosed8 May 2022

Introduced: 8 May 2022

CVE-2022-1620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 vim to version 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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