CVE-2022-1674

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 6.6 Medium

Status

Modified - security@huntr.dev

Published

2022-05-12

Last modified

2026-10-08

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected products

• Macos (Apple)
• Fedora (Fedoraproject)
• Vim (Vim)
• Vimvim (Vim)

References

• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a74ba4a4-7a39-4a22-bde3-d2f8ee07b385
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODXVYZC5Z4XRRZK7CK6B6I…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUPOLEX5GXC733HL4EFYMH…
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BFAZTAT5CZC2R6KYDYA2HB…
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16