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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-1674

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.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.55%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.55% probability · 74th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
vim/vim · fedoraproject/fedora · apple/macos
Source
security@huntr.dev

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.