Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2022 · Assigned by @huntrdev
CVE-2022-0696NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in vim/vim from vim. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4428.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | vim | 8.2.4542-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | vim | 8.2.4542-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | vim | 8.2.4542-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | vim | 8.2.4542-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | vim | 8.2.4542-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:8.2.4659-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:8.2.4659-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:8.2.4659-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0696 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | vim | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9 | USN-6195-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/7416c2cb-1809-4834-8989-e84ff033f15f
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0f6e28f686dbb59ab3b562408ab9b2234797b9b1
- FEDORA-2022-48bf3cb1c4 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-27-5 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 mailing-list
- 20221030 APPLE-SA-2022-10-24-2 macOS Ventura 13 mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221124 [SECURITY] [DLA 3204-1] vim security update mailing-list