| Name | CVE-2022-1620 |
| Description | NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vim (PTS) | bullseye | 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2 | fixed |
| trixie | 2:9.1.0861-1 | fixed |
| sid | 2:9.1.0967-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| vim | source | (unstable) | 2:9.0.0135-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f (v8.2.4901)
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact