Bug 2132561 (CVE-2022-1725)

Summary:	CVE-2022-1725 vim: null pointer dereference in vim_regexec_string() at regexp.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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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 8.2.4959	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Vim's vim_regexec_string() function of the src/regexp.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering a NULL pointer dereference that causes a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2132562, 2132748
Bug Blocks:	2130852

Description TEJ RATHI 2022-10-06 07:35:39 UTC

NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.

https://huntr.dev/bounties/4363cf07-233e-4d0a-a1d5-c731a400525c
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/b62dc5e7825bc195efe3041d5b3a9f1528359e1c

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2022-10-06 07:35:54 UTC

Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2132562]