CVE-2022-1674

NameCVE-2022-1674
DescriptionNULL 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
vim (PTS)bullseye2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm2:9.0.1378-2fixed
sid, trixie2:9.1.0709-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
vimsource(unstable)2:9.0.0135-1unimportant

Notes

https://huntr.dev/bounties/a74ba4a4-7a39-4a22-bde3-d2f8ee07b385
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060 (v8.2.4938)
Negligible security impact; crash in CLI tool

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