Apple macOS Vim null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Vim. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-46059. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Vim. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 03/14/2022 as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-46059. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Vim

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating Vim.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-46059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-46059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195083
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:41
Updated: 03/18/2022 08:20
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:41 (14), 03/15/2022 10:42 (1), 03/15/2022 10:46 (28), 03/18/2022 08:16 (1), 03/18/2022 08:19 (9), 03/18/2022 08:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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