Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-2231 (CCN-230033)

Assigned:2022-06-26
Published:2022-06-26
Updated:2023-05-03
Summary:Vim is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the skipwhite function in charset.c:1428. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
7.0 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
6.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-2231

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vim-cve20222231-dos(230033)

Source: CCN
Type: Vim GIT Repository
patch 8.2.5169: nested :source may use NULL pointer

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: CCN
Type: huntr Web site
Null pointer dereference in function skipwhite in vim/vim

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: UNKNOWN
security@huntr.dev

Source: CCN
Type: Mend Vulnerability Database
CVE-2022-2231

Source: CCN
Type: Vim Web site
Vim

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:vim:vim:8.2.5164:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7825
    P
    		vim-9.0.1443-150500.18.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2023-06-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7902
    P
    		gvim-9.0.1443-150500.18.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2023-06-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:746
    P
    		Security update for vim (Important)
    2022-09-09
    BACK
    vim vim 8.2.5164