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CVE-2022-1674

CVE-2022-1674MEDIUM

vim vim/vim — NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2733 in vim/vim

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0155   74.6     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions       Fixed
  vim/vim  unspecified –  —

TIMELINE
  May 11  Reserved by @huntrdev
  May 12  Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-1674 (vim/vim). Public exploit reference added.
  Oct 8   RESCORED — CVE-2022-1674 (vim/vim). CVSS 6.6 → 5.5 (NVD).

CWE-476 · CNA: @huntrdev · CVSS v3.1 · 10 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
May 11, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by @huntrdev
May 12, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: @huntrdev)
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-1674 (vim/vim). Public exploit reference added.
October 8, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2022-1674 (vim/vim). CVSS 6.6 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
vim	vim/vim	—	unspecified	—

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (10)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41 [Mailing List, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/a74ba4a4-7a39-4a22-bde3-d2f8ee07b385 [Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BFAZTAT5CZC2R6KYDYA2HBAVEDSIX6MW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUPOLEX5GXC733HL4EFYMHFU7NISJJZG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODXVYZC5Z4XRRZK7CK6B6IURYVYHA25U/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 [Third Party Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488 [Release Notes, Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-1674 at cve.org

Vendors: vim

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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