Bug 2123709 (CVE-2022-2980) - CVE-2022-2980 vim: null pointer dereference in do_mouse() at src/mouse.c
Summary: CVE-2022-2980 vim: null pointer dereference in do_mouse() at src/mouse.c
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-2980
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2123710 2124444 2124445
Blocks: 2122683
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-09-02 11:54 UTC by TEJ RATHI
Modified: 2023-07-07 08:35 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: vim 9.0.0259
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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.
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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]
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