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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in vim (Word Processing Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0258.
The weakness was shared 08/26/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2980 since 08/24/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
Upgrading to version 9.0.0258 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 80525751c5ce9ed82c41d83faf9ef38667bf61b1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
Product
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 5.5
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 6.3
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: vim 9.0.0258
Patch: 80525751c5ce9ed82c41d83faf9ef38667bf61b1
Timeline
08/24/2022 🔍08/26/2022 🔍
08/26/2022 🔍
10/02/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 80525751c5ce9ed82c41d83faf9ef38667bf61b1Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-2980 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 08/26/2022 09:37Updated: 10/02/2022 08:42
Changes: 08/26/2022 09:37 (40), 10/02/2022 08:40 (1), 10/02/2022 08:42 (22)
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