CVE-2022-1620 (GCVE-0-2022-1620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-08 00:00 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:14
VLAI
Title
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in vim/vim
Summary
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-08 21:12 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
@huntrdev CNA
CNA scorecard – unranked: 0 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
vim vim/vim Affected: unspecified , < 8.2.4901 (custom)
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