NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,8.2.4938)


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.09% (40th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-VIMVIM-2825192
  • published 15 May 2022
  • disclosed 12 May 2022
  • credit TDHX ICS Security

How to fix?

Upgrade vim/vim to version 8.2.4938 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference via a crafted input in the vim_regexec_string() function in regexp.c, leading to a crash.