Bug 2231531 (CVE-2021-3236)

Summary:	CVE-2021-3236 vim: NULL pointer dereference in ex_buffer_all method
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
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Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	jburrell, michal.skrivanek, mperina, zdohnal
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vim 8.2.2354	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Vim in the ex_buffer_all function in the src/buffer.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:	2231532, 2231533, 2231534
Bug Blocks:	2231535

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-08-11 18:39:13 UTC

vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.

References:

https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/7674