CVE-2022-1674

medium

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.

References

Advisories
More

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ODXVYZC5Z4XRRZK7CK6B6IURYVYHA25U/

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/BFAZTAT5CZC2R6KYDYA2HBAVEDSIX6MW/

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a59f2dfd0cf9ee1a584d3de5b7c2d47648e79060

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41

https://huntr.dev/bounties/a74ba4a4-7a39-4a22-bde3-d2f8ee07b385

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-24960

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-05-12

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01546