// For flags

CVE-2022-1725

NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.

Un Desreferencia de Puntero NULL en el repositorio de GitHub vim/vim versiones anteriores a 8.2.4959

It was discovered that Vim could be made to crash when searching specially crafted patterns. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. It was discovered that there existed a NULL pointer dereference in Vim. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service. It was discovered that there existed a buffer over-read in Vim when searching specially crafted patterns. An attacker could possibly use this to crash Vim and cause denial of service.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-05-15 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-05-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vim
Search vendor "Vim"
Vim
Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim"
< 8.2.4959
Search vendor "Vim" for product "Vim" and version " < 8.2.4959"
-
Affected
Apple
Search vendor "Apple"
Macos
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos"
< 13.0
Search vendor "Apple" for product "Macos" and version " < 13.0"
-
Affected