CVE-2022-0696

Public on 2022-02-21
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in vim's find_ucmd() function of usercmd.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a crafted file, triggering a NULL pointer dereference. This issue leads to an application crash, causing a denial of service.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 vim 2022-04-07 ALAS-2022-1579
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim 2022-06-07 ALAS2-2022-1805
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim 2022-04-07 ALAS2-2022-1771
Amazon Linux 2023 vim 2023-03-22 ALAS2023-2023-098

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2022-0696 Mitre: CVE-2022-0696