CVE-2022-2208
NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 27, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraVim
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.5163.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd38bb4d83c942c4bad596835c6766cbf32e5195
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/7bfe3d5b-568f-4c34-908f-a39909638cc1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GFD2A4YLBR7OIRHTL7CK6YNMEIQ264CN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U743FMJGFQ35GBPCQ6OWMVZEJPDFVEWM/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
References (6)
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd38bb4d83c942c4bad596835c6766cbf32e5195ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://huntr.dev/bounties/7bfe3d5b-568f-4c34-908f-a39909638cc1Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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