Bug 2193207 (CVE-2022-2874)

Summary:	CVE-2022-2874 vim: NULL pointer dereference in generate_loadvar() in vim9compile.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz <gsuckevi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	jburrell, zdohnal
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vim 9.0.0224	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Vim in the generate_loadvar function in the vim9compile.c file. This flaw allows an attacker who can trick a user into processing a specially crafted file to trigger the NULL pointer dereference, causing the application to crash.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2193210
Bug Blocks:	2193204

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2023-05-04 17:12:07 UTC

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224.

Reference:
https://huntr.dev/bounties/95f97dfe-247d-475d-9740-b7adc71f4c79

Upstream patch:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/4875d6ab068f09df88d24d81de40dcd8d56e243d