2132561 – (CVE-2022-1725) CVE-2022-1725 vim: null pointer dereference in vim_regexec_string() at regexp.c

Bug 2132561 (CVE-2022-1725) - CVE-2022-1725 vim: null pointer dereference in vim_regexec_string() at regexp.c

Summary: CVE-2022-1725 vim: null pointer dereference in vim_regexec_string() at regexp.c

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Status:	NEW
Alias:	CVE-2022-1725
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	low
Severity:	low
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Nobody
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Depends On:	2132562 2132748
Blocks:	2130852
TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2022-10-06 07:35 UTC by TEJ RATHI
Modified:	2023-07-07 08:33 UTC (History)
CC List:	3 users (show)
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.
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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]

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