HighFix available
vim — security advisory
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
- Products
- vim
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2:9.0.0135-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-1620
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 11:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1620
vim
Fixed versions: 2:9.0.0135-1
vim
Fixed versions: 2:9.0.0135-1
vim
Fixed versions: 2:9.0.0135-1
Complete source record
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