#VU62876 NULL pointer dereference in Vim - CVE-2022-1620
Published: May 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62876
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1620
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vim
Vim
Software vendor:
Vim.org
Vim.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the vim_regexec_string() function in regexp.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger NULL pointer dereference error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.