vim up to 8.1 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in vim up to 8.1. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-2231. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in vim up to 8.1 (Word Processing Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.,2.

The weakness was disclosed 06/29/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2231 since 06/27/2022. 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 8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-34511). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 8.2
Patch: 79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8

Timelineinfo

06/27/2022 🔍
06/29/2022 +2 days 🔍
06/29/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2026 +1425 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 79481367a457951aabd9501b510fd7e3eb29c3d8
Status: Confirmed

CNA: huntr.dev
CVE: CVE-2022-2231 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2231
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202927
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2022 08:38
Updated: 05/24/2026 18:46
Changes: 06/29/2022 08:38 (51), 07/16/2022 13:31 (1), 07/16/2022 13:37 (19), 05/24/2026 18:46 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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