Bug 2123709 (CVE-2022-2980)

Summary:	CVE-2022-2980 vim: null pointer dereference in do_mouse() at src/mouse.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	gchamoul, karsten, zdohnal
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vim 9.0.0259	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in vim's do_mouse() function of the src/mouse.c file. The issue occurs with a mouse click when it is not initialized. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted input file, triggering the vulnerability that could cause an application to crash.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2123710, 2124444, 2124445
Bug Blocks:	2122683

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-09-02 11:54:29 UTC

NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim prior to 9.0.0259.

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/80525751c5ce9ed82c41d83faf9ef38667bf61b1
https://huntr.dev/bounties/6e7b12a5-242c-453d-b39e-9625d563b0ea

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2022-09-02 11:54:46 UTC

Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2123710]