vim up to 9.0.0530 null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability was found in vim. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-3278. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in vim (Word Processing Software). This affects an unknown code block. 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 availability. The summary by CVE is:

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0552.

The weakness was shared 09/24/2022. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3278 since 09/22/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211239 (Fedora 37 : vim (2022-4bc60c32a2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.0.0552 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 69082916c8b5d321545d60b9f5facad0a2dd5a4e 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 Tenable (211239). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Word Processing Software

Name

• vim

Version

• 0.52
• 1.0
• 1.22
• 3.0
• 4.0
• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.4
• 5.5
• 5.6
• 5.7
• 5.8
• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.3.011
• 6.3.025
• 6.3.030
• 6.3.044
• 6.3.081
• 6.4
• 7.0
• 7.1
• 7.1.38
• 7.1.314
• 7.2
• 7.2a.10
• 8.0
• 8.0.0056
• 8.0.0322
• 8.0.0377
• 8.0.0378
• 8.0.1263
• 8.1.0881
• 8.1.1365
• 8.1.2135
• 8.1.2136
• 8.2
• 8.2.2348
• 8.2.3883
• 8.2.4646
• 8.2.4774
• 8.2.4919
• 8.2.4925
• 8.2.4938
• 8.2.4956
• 8.2.4959
• 9.0
• 9.0.0044
• 9.0.0045
• 9.0.0046
• 9.0.0060
• 9.0.0100
• 9.0.0101
• 9.0.0102
• 9.0.0104
• 9.0.0210
• 9.0.0211
• 9.0.0212
• 9.0.0217
• 9.0.0219
• 9.0.0220
• 9.0.0223
• 9.0.0224
• 9.0.0239
• 9.0.0245
• 9.0.0258
• 9.0.0259
• 9.0.0285
• 9.0.0321
• 9.0.0359
• 9.0.0389
• 9.0.0404
• 9.0.0483
• 9.0.0490
• 9.0.0530

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/vim/vim/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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