CVE-2022-2874 : NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224.

Published 2022-08-18 16:15:08

Updated 2023-05-03 12:16:06

Source huntr.dev

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Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2022-2874

VIM » VIM
Versions before (<) 9.0.0224
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 35 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
6.6	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H	1.8	4.7	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: High
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: security@huntr.dev (Primary)

https://huntr.dev/bounties/95f97dfe-247d-475d-9740-b7adc71f4c79

NULL Pointer Dereference in function generate_loadvar vulnerability found in vim
Exploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-16) — Gentoo security

CVEs referencing this url
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4875d6ab068f09df88d24d81de40dcd8d56e243d

patch 9.0.0224: Using NULL pointer when skipping compiled code · vim/vim@4875d6a · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory

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